french revolution,twins,the comedy of errors

Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)

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Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Bud Yorkin
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    Claude / Philippe Gene Wilder
  • Profile picture of Donald Sutherland
    Charles / Pierre Donald Sutherland
  • Profile picture of Hugh Griffith
    King Louis Hugh Griffith
  • Profile picture of Jack MacGowran
    Jacques Jack MacGowran
  • Profile picture of Billie Whitelaw
    Queen Marie Billie Whitelaw
  • Profile picture of Victor Spinetti
    Duke d'Escargot Victor Spinetti
  • Profile picture of Ewa Aulin
    Christina Ewa Aulin
  • Profile picture of Helen Fraser
    Mimi Helen Fraser

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Keywords

  • french revolution
  • twins
  • the comedy of errors