Trading Places | 1983 | Final | German A1
Trading Places is a 1983 film directed by John Landis and stars Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Trading Places was written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod ands produced by Aaron Russo. It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet. The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th-century novel The Prince and the Pauper. It also bears a resemblance to another of Mark Twain's stories, The Million Pound Bank Note. The storyline follows the fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) who make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. C...
