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Dead Ringers
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7.1Elliot, 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.
Cast
- Jeremy Irons as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
- Geneviève Bujold as Claire Niveau
- Heidi von Palleske as Cary
- Barbara Gordon as Danuta
- Shirley Douglas as Laura
- Stephen Lack as Wolleck / Anders Wolleck
Themes
- bondage
- based on novel or book
- nurse
- sadism
- obsession
- toronto, canada
- sadomasochism
- twin brother
- murder
- prostitution
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Cronenberg
- Written by
- David Cronenberg, Norman Snider
- Based on
- Twins , 1977 novel, by Bari Wood , Jack Geasland
- Produced by
- Marc Boyman, David Cronenberg
- Starring
- Jeremy Irons Geneviève Bujold
- Cinematography
- Peter Suschitzky
- Edited by
- Ronald Sanders
- Music by
- Howard Shore
- Production companies
- Morgan Creek Productions Telefilm Canada Mantle Clinic II
- Distributed by
- Astral Films (Canada) 20th Century Fox (United States)
- Release dates
- September 8, 1988 ( 1988-09-08 ) ( TIFF ) September 23, 1988 ( 1988-09-23 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Countries
- Canada United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $14 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 716865
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- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- title
- Dead Ringers
- review score
- 7.2/10
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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.