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Silent Movie

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

1976 |1h 27m |  Comedy

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Cast

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Mel Brooks

Mel Funn

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Marty Feldman

Marty Eggs

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Dom DeLuise

Dom Bell

cast

Sid Caesar

Studio Chief

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Harold Gould

Engulf

cast

Ron Carey

Devour

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Bernadette Peters

Vilma Kaplan

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Carol Arthur

Pregnant Lady

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Liam Dunn

Newsvendor

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Fritz Feld

Maitre d'

cast

Chuck McCann

Studio Gate Guard

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Yvonne Wilder

Studio Chief's Secretary

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Harry Ritz

Man in Tailor Shop

cast

Charlie Callas

Blind Man

cast

Henny Youngman

Fly-in-Soup Man

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Eddie Ryder

British Officer

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Rudy De Luca

Executive

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Howard Hesseman

Executive

cast

Lee Delano

Executive

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Jack Riley

Executive

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Burt Reynolds

Self

cast

James Caan

Self

cast

Liza Minnelli

Self

cast

Anne Bancroft

Self

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Marcel Marceau

Self

cast

Paul Newman

Self

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Jack Berle

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Erik Estrada

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Dody Goodman

Tourist Woman (uncredited)

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Bob Harks

Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

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George Holmes

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Shep Houghton

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Patient (uncredited)

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Phil Leeds

Waiter (uncredited)

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Candice Rialson

Girl (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Patient (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Club Patron (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$4,400,000.00

Revenue

$36,145,695.00