Start the Revolution Without Me

Bud Yorkin
1970-02-04

Gene Wilder... wilder than ever!
5.8
90 min

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

Name Character Team
Gene Wilder Claude / Philippe Unowned
Donald Sutherland Charles / Pierre Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Hugh Griffith King Louis Unowned
Jack MacGowran Jacques Unowned
Billie Whitelaw Queen Marie Unowned
Victor Spinetti Duke d'Escargot Unowned
Ewa Aulin Christina Unowned
Helen Fraser Mimi Unowned
Rosalind Knight Helene de Sisi Unowned
Harry Fowler Marcel Unowned
Murray Melvin Blind Man Unowned
Ken Parry Dr. Boileau Unowned
Orson Welles The Narrator Unowned
Maxwell Shaw Duke de Sisi Unowned
Jacques Maury Lt. Sorel Unowned
Graham Stark Andre Coupe Unowned
Barry Lowe The Sergeant Unowned
George A. Cooper Dr. Duval Unowned
Michael Rothwell Paul Duval Unowned
Denise Coffey Anne Duval Unowned