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Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
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14 August 1970 (West Germany) morePlot:
Two mismatched sets of identical twins - one aristocrat, one peasant - mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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FANTASTIC but not for everyone more (52 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gene Wilder | ... | Claude / Philippe | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Charles / Pierre | |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | King Louis | |
| Jack MacGowran | ... | Jacques | |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Queen Marie | |
| Victor Spinetti | ... | Duke d'Escargot | |
| Ewa Aulin | ... | Christina | |
| Helen Fraser | ... | Mimi | |
| Rosalind Knight | ... | Helene de Sisi | |
| Harry Fowler | ... | Marcel | |
| Murray Melvin | ... | Blind Man | |
| Ken Parry | ... | Dr. Boileau | |
| Maxwell Shaw | ... | Duke de Sisi | |
| Jacques Maury | ... | Lt. Sorel | |
| Graham Stark | ... | Andre Coupe |
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Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:Approved (No.22144) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Sweden:11 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PGFilming Locations:
Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine-et-Marne, FranceFun Stuff
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Duke d'Escargot: I warn you gentlemen, I am not to be trifled with. To pull the tail of a lion is to open the mouth of trouble and reveal the teeth of revenge biting the tongue of deceit. moreFAQ
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I loved this movie and it's one of my all-time favorite comedies, though I realize it is NOT for everyone's taste.
To enjoy this movie, you MUST have a high tolerance for the weird and silly. So, this means that the movie would go over well with Monty Python fans but would not appeal to most teenagers or those who MUST view only conventional comedies.
The plot is a hopeless mish-mash of both Alexander Dumas' books and French history. Is it historically accurate? Not even close!! But, its non-stop energy and weirdness is VERY infectious if you give it a chance. The story begins with the Count DeSisi and his wife stopping at a country doctor's home as the Countess is about to give birth. Only minutes later, a commoner, Mr. Coupe arrives with his extremely pregnant wife as well. BOTH women give birth to identical twins but the babies are mismatched and both families raise both a DeSisi AND a Coupe child.
Years pass until the poor Coupes are mistaken for the highly dangerous (and psychotic) DeSisis--and then the fun begins!!! People who would like this film are also those who love The Producers, Monty Python and the Hold Grail and Strange Brew. If any of these movies make your head hurt or just don't make sense, then avoid Start the Revoluition Without Me--because it WILL hurt your head and make NOT ONE BIT OF SENSE.
"Are you HAPPY?!.......You've Broken My Bird!!!"