Mond über Parador (1988)
Jack Noah ein kleiner und unbedeutender Schauspieler, dreht gerade in einem noch kleineren und noch unbedeutenderen Land in Südamerika. Er parodiert den dortigen Diktator Alphonse Simms Aber als der unerwartet an einem Herzinfarkt stirbt, bekommt Jack die Chance auf die Rolle seines Lebens, denn er sieht dem Toten zum Verwechseln ähnlich. Um das Land vor dem drohenden Chaos zu bewahren, das ausbrechen würde, würde der Tod des Tyrannen bekannt werden, verpflichtet Polizeichef Straussmann Jack. Er muss Alphonse "vertreten", bis die brisante politische Situation in trockenen Tüchern ist. Der Vorteil als "Staatschef": Man(n) hat leichtes Spiel bei den Frauen. So kommt es, dass Jack an Madonna Mendez eine Mätresse des Diktators, herankommt. Sie erkennt zwar den Unterschied, will aber die Vorzüge nicht missen. Die Lage wird erst brenzlig, als Rebellen ihm nach dem Leben trachten.
Der Regisseur:
Paul Mazursky
Die Autor:
Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky.
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Richard Dreyfuss as Jack Noah |
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Raúl Juliá as Roberto Strausmann |
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Sonia Braga as Madonna |
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Jonathan Winters as Ralph |
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Sammy Davis Jr. as Self |
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Michael Greene as Clint |
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Polly Holliday as Midge |
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Milton Gonçalves as Carlo |
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Charo as Madame Loop |
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Marianne Sägebrecht as Magda |
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Reinhard Kolldehoff as Gunther |
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Richard Russell Ramos as Dieter Lopez |
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José Lewgoy as Archbishop |
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Dann Florek as Toby |
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Roger Aaron Brown as Desmond |
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Dana Delany as Jenny |
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Dick Cavett as Self |
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Ike Pappas as Self |
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Ed Asner as Self |
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Paul Mazursky as Momma |
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Lorin Dreyfuss as 1st Dictator |
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John C. Broderick as Director |
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David Cale as Edgar Low |
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Reuven Bar-Yotam as Menachem Fein |
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Rod McCary as Gordon Boyd |
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Lora Milligan as Alice |
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Jill Mazursky as Assistant Director |
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Nina Fineman as Casting Secretary |
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Regina Casé as Clara |
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Bianca Rossini as Tilde |
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Ariel Coelho as Paulo |
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Vera Buono as Nightclub Singer |
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Ursula Canto as Showgirl |
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Guará Rodrigues as Bearded Man |
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Giovanna Gold as Carnival Girl |
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Carlos Augusto Strazzer as Drunk on Street |
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Betsy Mazursky as Woman at Buffet |
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Rui Rezende as Man on the Beach |
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Flávio R. Tambellini as Danté Guzman |
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Antonio Negreiros as Antonio |
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Nelson Xavier as General Sinaldo |
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Mário Guimarães as Umberto Solar |
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Nildo Parente as Gray Man |
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Jorge Cherques as Family Member |
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Neville D'Almeida as Family Member |
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Renato Coutinho as Family Member |
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Humberto Catalano as Family Member |
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Helvio Soto as Family Member |
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Patricio Guzmán as Family Member |
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Lutero Luiz as Samuel |
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Guilherme Karam as Forte (uncredited) |
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Nika Bonfim as Family Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Paul Mazursky | Director |
| Crew | Bill Catching | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bianca Rossini | Choreographer |
| Editing | Stuart H. Pappé | Editor |
| Production | Geoffrey Taylor | Co-Producer |
| Production | John C. Broderick | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Writing | Leon Capetanos | Screenplay |
| Crew | Booker McClay | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Camera | Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James E. Webb | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Liddiard | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Norman Glasser | Gaffer |
| Sound | Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Production | Paul Mazursky | Producer |
| Directing | Cynnie Troup | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Pato Guzman | Co-Producer |
| Directing | James W. Skotchdopole | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Irby Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Pat Domenico | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Lindsay Flickinger | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Charles G. Booth | Story |
| Production | Gary Shusett | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Paul Mazursky | Screenplay |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Sound | John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Art | Pato Guzman | Production Design |
| Art | Alexandre Meyer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |