Dead Ringers (1988)

Two bodies. Two minds. One soul. Separation can be a terrifying thing.

Original Title :	Dead Ringers
Director :	David Cronenberg
Writer :	Bari Wood Jack Geasland David Cronenberg Norman Snider
Genre :	Drama
	Thriller
Country :	Canada
Language :	English
Producer :	Carol Baum , John Board , Marc Boyman , David Cronenberg , Sylvio Tabet , James G. Robinson , Joe Roth
Music :	Howard Shore
Photography :	Peter Suschitzky
IMDB ID :	0094964
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Dead Ringers (1988) - David Cronenberg

Starring

Jeremy Irons		Beverly Mantle/Elliot Mantle
Geneviève Bujold		Claire Niveau
Heidi von Palleske		Cary
Barbara Gordon		Danuta
Shirley Douglas		Laura
Stephen Lack		Anders Wolleck
Nick Nichols		Leo
Lynne Cormack		Arlene
Damir Andrei		Birchall
Miriam Newhouse		Mrs. Bookman
David Hughes		Superintendent
Richard W. Farrell		Dean of Medicine (as Richard Farrell
Warren Davis		Anatomy Class Supervisor
Jonathan Haley		Beverly, Age 9
Nicholas Haley		Elliot, Age 9
Marsha Moreau		Raffaella
Dennis Akayama		Pharmacist (as Denis Akiyama
Dee McCafferty		Surgeon
Susan Markle		Operating Room Nurse
Murray Cruchley		Assisting Surgeon
Jane Luk		Lecture Hall Nurse
Tita Trevisan		Furniture Salesman
Jacqueline Hennessy		Coral
Jill Hennessy		Mimsy (as Jillian Hennessy
David Walden		Director
Liliane Stillwell		Wardrobe Person
Denise McLeod		Art Gallery Lady
Bob Bainborough		Mr. Glaser
Nick Rice		MC (as Nicholas Rice
Joe Matheson		Sean
Hadley Kay		Delivery Boy
Cynthia Eastman		Sobbing Woman
Nora Colpman		Mrs. Randall
Rena Polley		Soap Opera Character
Madeleine Atkinson		Soap Opera Character
John Bayliss		Performance Double
Graham Evans		Picture Double
Alan Gough		Director/producer of TV soap opera (uncredited
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio		Twin Boy (uncredited
Julian-Peter Marcantonio		(uncredited
Greg Van Riel		Man in reception (uncredited

Plot

The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, one of them is more confident than the other, and always manages to seduce the women he meets. When he's tired of his current partner, she is passed on to the other brother - without her knowing. Everything runs smoothly, until an actress visits their clinic, and the shy brother is the first to fall in love. Will they be able to 'share' her ?

Comments

Superb psychological thriller from the master Cronenberg Dead Ringers is a genuinely chilling true story(!) about two twin gynaecologists who are identical in every sense (Whatever goes into ones bloodstream goes into anothers'). This fascinating, if sometimes confusing script, is handled with unmatched brilliance by the master of macabre, David Cronenberg. A thought provoking, challenging piece of first-rate filmmaking. Worth seeing, but not after a meal. 8/10.

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Dead Ringers (1988) - David Cronenberg

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