| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen 1.85:1, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Cast |
Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey. |
| Credits |
Music, Maurice Jarre ; director of photography, Donald McAlpine ; editor, Stuart Pappe. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a 1988 Universal Studios film. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| Summary |
A struggling New York actor is kidnapped and forced to impersonate the late dictator of Parador, a Caribbean nation. The actor gets better and better at the role, with the help of the dead leader's sultry mistress, until guerilla fighters strike, and he wonders if it might not be a good time to move to a new role! |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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In English with Spanish and French subtitles. |
| Subject |
Actors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
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Dictators -- Caribbean Area -- Drama.
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Actors. (OCoLC)fst00796296
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Dictators. (OCoLC)fst00892873
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Impostors and imposture. (OCoLC)fst00968230
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Caribbean Area. (OCoLC)fst01244080
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Mazursky, Paul, screenwriter, film producer, film director.
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Capetanos, Leon, screenwriter.
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Jarre, Maurice, musical director.
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McAlpine, Donald M., cinematographer.
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Pappé, Stuart, 1936- film editor.
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Dreyfuss, Richard, actor.
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Julia, Raul, actor.
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Braga, Sonia, 1950- actor.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
025192556524 |
| ISBN |
1417014180 |
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9781417014187 |
| Music No. |
25565 Universal |
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