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Dead Ringers

1988 · Film · 115 min

  • Thriller
  • Horror

Plot

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

About Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological thriller film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists. David Cronenberg directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Norman Snider. Their script was based on the lives of Stewart and Cyril Marcus and on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, a "highly fictionalized" version of the Marcuses' story. The film won numerous honors, including for Irons' performance, and 10 Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. Toronto International Film Festival critics have ranked it among the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.

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Cast

  • Jeremy IronsBeverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
  • Geneviève BujoldClaire Niveau
  • Heidi von PalleskeCary
  • Barbara GordonDanuta
  • Shirley DouglasLaura
  • Stephen LackWolleck / Anders Wolleck
  • Nick NicholsLeo
  • Lynne CormackArlene
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