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Start the Revolution Without Me
“Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!”
6.1 / 10• 1970• 1h 30m•NR• English
ComedyHistory
Storyline
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
Gene Wilder
Claude / Philippe
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bud Yorkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Start the Revolution Without Me is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
