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Bananas

The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!

Genres

Comedy

OverView

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Others

Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$11833696

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.696/10

Release Date

28 April 1971

Country

United States of America

Cast

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Fielding Mellish

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Nancy

Carlos Montalbán

Carlos Montalbán

General Emilio M. Vargas

Nati Abascal

Nati Abascal

Yolanda

Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Esposito

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Luis

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

Diaz

Jack Axelrod

Jack Axelrod

Arroyo

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Himself

Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Stanley Ackerman

Stanley Ackerman

Dr. Al Mellish

Dorothi Fox

Dorothi Fox

J. Edgar Hoover

Eddie Barth

Eddie Barth

Paul

Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Semple

Baron De Beer

Baron De Beer

British Ambassador

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Man On Cross

Roger Grimsby

Roger Grimsby

Himself

Don Dunphy

Don Dunphy

Himself

Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer

Priest

Martha Greenhouse

Martha Greenhouse

Dr. Feigen

Axel Anderson

Axel Anderson

Man Tortured

El Tigre Pérez

El Tigre Pérez

Perez

Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes

Judge

John Braden

John Braden

Prosecutor

Ted Chapman

Ted Chapman

Policeman

Dagne Crane

Dagne Crane

Sharon

Nicholas Saunders

Nicholas Saunders

Douglas

Eulogio Peraza

Eulogio Peraza

The Interpreter

Norman Evans

Norman Evans

Senator

Bob O'Connell

Bob O'Connell

FBI Man #1

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

FBI Man #2

Marilyn Hengst

Marilyn Hengst

Norma

Ed Crowley

Ed Crowley

FBI Security

Beeson Carroll

Beeson Carroll

FBI Security

Princess Fatosh

Princess Fatosh

Snake Bite Lady

Dick Callinan

Dick Callinan

Cigarette Commercial Man

Hy Anzell

Hy Anzell

Patient in Operating Room

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)

Tino García

Tino García

David Ortiz Angleró

David Ortiz Angleró

Sanchez

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