Victor Spinetti, born in 1929 in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales, is celebrated for his vibrant performances in cult cinema. He appears in Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1968) as well as Hardcore (1977), showcasing his unique blend of humor and charisma. With a career that spanned over five decades, Spinetti's work in films like A Promise of Bed (1970) and Some Like It Cool (1977) solidified his place in the realm of cult and exploitation cinema, reflecting his theatrical roots and comedic timing.
Start the Revolution Without Me
An account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the eve of the French Revolution. One set is haughty and aristocratic, the other poor and somewhat dim. They find themselves involved in palace intrigues as history happens around them. Based, very loosely, on Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities," Dumas's "The Corsican Brothers," etc.