Do you want to see ‘Start The Revolution Without Me’?

Start The Revolution Without Me (1970)

tomatometer

All Critics
Top Critics

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1

No consensus yet.

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Feb 14, 1970 Wide

audience

liked it
Average Rating: 3.7/5
User Ratings: 1,088

My Rating

Added to your Facebook Timeline. — undo

Movie Info

Two French peasants are mistaken for a pair of aristocratic nobles in this historical situation comedy. Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland play the dual roles. Happy to be taken for nobles, the pair soon runs to escape the guillotine in the wake of the French Revolution's blood purge of the upper class and royalty. Hugh Griffith play Louis XVI, with Billie Whitelaw as the amorous Marie Antoinette. The pair are chased by the evil Duke d'Escargot (Victor Spinetti). Orson Welles appears at the

PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Classics, Comedy, Special Interest

Directed By: Bud Yorkin

Written By: Orson Welles, Fred Freeman, Larry Cohen

In Theaters: Feb 14, 1970 Wide

On DVD: Jul 1, 2003

eRealBiz

Start The Revolution Without Me Trailer & Photos

Cast

Gene Wilder
Claude/Philippe
Donald Sutherland
Charles, Pierre
Hugh Griffith
Louis XVI
Billie Whitelaw
Marie Antoinette
Victor Spinetti
Duke D'Escargot
Ewa Aulin
Christina
Orson Welles
Narrator
Denise Coffey
Anne Duval
Harry Fowler
Marcel
Helen Fraser
Mimi Montage
Rosalind Knight
Helen DeSisi
Barry Lowe
Sergeant
Jack MacGowran
Jacques Cabriolet
Jacques Maury
Lt. Sorel
Murray Melvin
Blind Man
Ken Parry
Dr. Boileau
Maxwell Shaw
Duke DeSisi
Graham Stark
Andre Coupe
George A. Cooper
Dr. Duval

Critic Reviews for Start The Revolution Without Me

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)

Seems like a Mel Brooks farce, but it's a Yorkin! Pretty zany.

October 16, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

When at its best, it's easy to understand its cult status.

November 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

| Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Start The Revolution Without Me

View All

This movie may have a silly plot, but it's actually really hilarious, Sutherland and Wilder are great in this movie, and if you're a fan of either of them you'll like this movie. The story is zany, and a lot of fun. I really liked this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Gene Wilder is a Genius! Not a great movie but the scenes where Wilder is acting like a crazy asshole make this film entertaing.Sutherland is good,but he is just a sidekick to Wilder.

April 21, 2008