Start the Revolution Without Me

1970, Comedy, 1h 31m

6 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Two mismatched sets of royal and peasant twins (Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland) cause confusion in the French Revolution.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Bud Yorkin
  • Producer:
    Bud Yorkin
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Distributor:
    Warner Bros.

Cast & Crew

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
Bud Yorkin
Director
Bud Yorkin
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Start the Revolution Without Me

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Audience Reviews for Start the Revolution Without Me

  • Sep 02, 2014
    Television staples Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin (of All In The Family fame) produced/directed this tip of the hat to both swashbucklers of old and to the wild zeitgeist that was the late '60's/early '70's. Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland play both the deadly but slightly inbred, upperclass Corsican Brothers, and their exact lookalikes, two goodhearted but dumb and cowardly peasants. The French Revolution is only moments away and the streets are swarming with malcontents, the king's court swarming with intrigue: whatever can happen next? A filmic shadow of those turbulent times (the 1970's, not 1789) now but still zany fun, think Saturday Night Live or early Woody Allen or Mel Brooks.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Feb 10, 2012
    Looks like Mel Brooks' material, anyway Start The Revolution Without Me is terrific and unforgettble!. Fresh.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
  • Sep 05, 2010
    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.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Apr 21, 2008
    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.
    cody f Super Reviewer
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