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Start the Revolution Without Me

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Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland join comedic forces in this satirical farce set during the French Revolution. A pair of commoner brothers are confused for a royal set of twins, whom they... Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland join comedic forces in this satirical farce set during the French Revolution. A pair of commoner brothers are confused for a royal set of twins, whom they perfectly resemble. The first, raggedy duo finds itself ordered to aid King Louis XVI in his attempts to curb the shenanigans of Marie Antoinette and Duke d'Escargot. This mistaken-identity crisis is but one link in a long chain of whimsical adventures and derring-do. [More]

Starring: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Billie Whitelaw, Hugh Griffith

Starring: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Billie Whitelaw, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Victor Spinetti, Ewa Aulin

Director: Bud Yorkin

Director: Bud Yorkin
Screenwriter: Orson Welles, Fred Freeman, Larry Cohen
Producer: Bud Yorkin
Composer: John Addison

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Seems like a Mel Brooks farce, but it's a Yorkin! Pretty zany.

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When at its best, it's easy to understand its cult status.

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