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Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!

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Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, Charles and Claude Coupé, are poor and dim-witted. On the eve of the French Revolution, both sets find themselves entangled in palace intrigue.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.786/10

Release Date

04 February 1970

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Claude / Philippe

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Charles / Pierre

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

King Louis

Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Jacques

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Queen Marie

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Duke d'Escargot

Ewa Aulin

Ewa Aulin

Christina

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser

Mimi

Rosalind Knight

Rosalind Knight

Helene de Sisi

Harry Fowler

Harry Fowler

Marcel

Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Blind Man

Ken Parry

Ken Parry

Dr. Boileau

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

The Narrator

Maxwell Shaw

Maxwell Shaw

Duke de Sisi

Jacques Maury

Jacques Maury

Lt. Sorel

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Andre Coupe

Barry Lowe

Barry Lowe

The Sergeant

George A. Cooper

George A. Cooper

Dr. Duval

Michael Rothwell

Michael Rothwell

Paul Duval

Denise Coffey

Denise Coffey

Anne Duval

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