The Twin (1984 film)
The Twin (French: Le jumeau) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Yves Robert, starring Pierre Richard, Camilla More and Carey More.[1] The film's screenplay is based on Donald Westlake's novel Two Much.
| The Twin | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Yves Robert |
| Produced by | Danièle Delorme Xavier Gelin Yves Robert Fideline Films Les Productions de La Guéville |
| Written by | Donald Westlake (novel) Élisabeth Rappeneau |
| Based on | Two Much by Donald E. Westlake |
| Starring | Pierre Richard Camilla More Carey More |
| Narrated by | Pierre Richard |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
| Cinematography | Jean Harnois |
| Edited by | Pierre Gillette |
| Distributed by | AAA Roissy Films |
Release date | October 10, 1984 (France) December 19, 1985 (West Germany) |
Running time | 104 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Its American/Spanish remake Two Much, starring Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith, was released in 1995.
Plot
The financially troubled businessman Matthias Duval gets to know two beautiful unwed sisters. Betty and Liz Kerner are twins and they are about to inherit a fortune. But the according last will states they mustn't receive the assets unless they are married. Duval tries to solve the issue by pretending he was a twin too. He invents a twin brother and in order to make everybody believe there was a second person with his looks he creates for his imagined brother a character very different from his own. But this leads to unforeseen complications.
Cast
- Pierre Richard as Matthias Duval, "Matthieu Duval"
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Ernest Volpinex
- Camilla More as Betty Kerner
- Carey More as Liz Kerner
- Jacques Frantz as Ralph
- Françoise Dorner as Marie
- Andréa Ferréol as Evie
- Jean-Pierre Castaldi as Charlie
- Paul Le Person as the beggar
- Isabelle Strawa as Nikki
- Yves Robert as a man in the elevator (cameo appearance)
References
- "The Twin". unifrance.org. Retrieved 13 May 2019.