Section 1
The Films
Three releases, in order. Every entry here is factual matter about the films — credits, songs, structure, staging. Where sources disagree on a credit, the entry says so.
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5 entries
- The lookalike plotA street performer is recruited to impersonate a dead crime boss so the police can reach the organisation from inside. The premise carries three films and changes meaning in each.
- The 1978 filmWhat it is, when it was released, and the shape it established.
- The 2006 remakeA remake that keeps the premise and reverses the resolution.
- The 2011 continuationA sequel to the remake rather than to the original.
- The title roleOne character, two performances, thirty years apart.