Start the Revolution Without Me

"Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!"

1970 1h 30m EN

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6.0

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83%

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6.4

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 49🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes★6.4IMDB · 3,264

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Synopsis

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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.

“Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bud Yorkin
Writers: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bud Yorkin, shot by Jean Tournier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Addison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ferris Webster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland and Hugh Griffith carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bud Yorkin directs. Jean Tournier behind the camera. John Addison scores. Ferris Webster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Bud Yorkin, shot by Jean Tournier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Addison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ferris Webster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland and Hugh Griffith carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!".
8IMDB entry: tt0066402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.