Dead Ringers

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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 115

Budget: -

Revenue: -

Language: en

Webpage: -

Release Info

1988-09-23
R
1989-02-09
18

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Alternative Titles

Faux-semblants
Die Unzertrennlichen
Inseparables

Content Score: 100

Dead Ringers

(1988)

6.3/10 (31 votes)

Overview

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.

Tagline

Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.

Crew

Director:	David Cronenberg
Writers:	Bari Wood, Norman Snider, Jack Geasland, David Cronenberg

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Cast

Jeremy Irons
as Beverly Mantle

Geneviève Bujold
as Claire Niveau

Heidi von Palleske
as Cary

Barbara Gordon
as Danuta

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Production Companies

Téléfilm Canada, Morgan Creek Productions, Mantle Clinic II

A review by John Chard

I've often thought that there should be beauty contests for the insides of bodies.

Dead Ringers is directed by David Cronenberg who also co-adapts the screenplay with Norman Snider from the book "Twins" written by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. It stars Jeremy Irons and Genevieve Bujold. Music is by Howard Shore and cinematography by Peter Suschitzky.

Identical twin gynaecologists Beverly and Elliott Mantle (Irons) run a high end fertility clinic in the city. Both in tune with each in spite of being different personalities, their world starts to fold inwards when Beverly falls in love with... read the rest.