Directed by:
Paul MazurskyCinematography:
Donald McAlpineComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Sammy Davis Jr., Polly Holliday, Milton Gonçalves, Marianne Sägebrecht (more)VOD (1)
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While working on a film in the small Caribbean country of Parador, New York actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is offered a role that he cannot refuse, impersonating the nation's deceased dictator. Jack bears a striking resemblance to the corrupt leader (played by Dreyfuss's own brother, Lorin Dreyfuss), and upon his untimely death, Jack is forcibly sought out by police chief Roberto Straussman (Raul Julia), who wants to keep the despot's death a secret until he can maneuver his own takeover of the country. However, Madonna (Sonia Braga), the dictator's hot-blooded mistress, has other plans and encourages Jack to take advantage of the deception and start making some democratic changes of his own. Soon Jack has offended the country's political cronies while leading the country into revolt and winning the heart of the downtrodden masses. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
USA
Best movies:
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Jaws (1975)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Raul Julia
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
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The Addams Family (1991)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Sônia Braga
Brazil
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Jonathan Winters
USA
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Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Sammy Davis Jr.
USA
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Polly Holliday
USA
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Milton Gonçalves
Brazil
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Marianne Sägebrecht
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Reinhard Kolldehoff
German Empire
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José Lewgoy
Brazil
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Dann Florek
USA
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Dana Delany
USA
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Edward Asner
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Regina Casé
Brazil
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Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
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Patricio Guzmán
Chile
Best movies:
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Nelson Xavier
Brazil
Best movies:
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
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John C. Broderick
USA
Best movies:
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Capone (1975)
Roger Aaron Brown
USA
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