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The World's Greatest Lover: Directed by Gene Wilder. With Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise, Fritz Feld. A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino.
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- Comedy
- Gene Wilder
- 1978-02-13
The World's Greatest Lover is a 1977 American parody film directed, written by and starring Gene Wilder, and co-starring Carol Kane and Dom DeLuise. It is a tribute/spoof of classic silent comedies and "old Hollywood" of the 1920s, specifically the popularity of romantic icon Rudolph Valentino.
Dec 31, 2014 · High-strung baker Rudy Hickman (Gene Wilder) enters the competition as Rudy Valentine, and, su rprisingly, seems to hold some promise. His obsession with becoming a leading man, however, eventually gets Rudy into serious trouble with his wife, Annie (Carol Kane).
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The World’s greatest lover is a complete Gene Wilder project and by this movie, he proves that he was one of the most talented comedians of his time. There often are moments of great genius to detect in this story about a fed up man who moves from Milwaukee to Hollywood to chase the American dream and become a world famous actor.
Apr 27, 2006 · The film is set in Hollywood's silent era. Annoyed by Paramount's success with Rudolph Valentino, Rainbow Studios mogul Adolph Zitz (Dom DeLuise) announces a nation-wide talent search for The World's Greatest Lover, a man with the steamy sex appeal to rival Paramount's box office sensation.
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When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting.
