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Sisters is a 1972 American horror, mystery, and thriller film directed and written by Brian De Palma. The movie features Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, and William Finley in the cast. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman through Pressman-Williams and American International Pictures, with music composed by Bernard Herrmann and editing by Paul Hirsch. The narrative is set in New York City and belongs to the New Hollywood movement.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes and was released in 1972, with subsequent releases in 1973 and 1974. It was distributed by American International Pictures and is available via video on demand. The production had a budget of 500,000 and generated revenue of 1,000,000. The story involves themes of police, insanity, detectives, hallucinations, and witnesses.
Critical reception includes a review score of 87% and a rating of 7/10. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.718 on TMDb and a rating of 6.8 on IMDb. The film’s tagline states, "They were joined at birth by the devil and the evil never left them!" It is also assessed under the Bechdel test criteria.
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6.7Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Cast
- Margot Kidder as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
- Jennifer Salt as Grace Collier
- Charles Durning as Joseph Larch
- William Finley as Emil Breton
- Lisle Wilson as Phillip Woode
- Barnard Hughes as Arthur McLennen
Themes
- police
- insanity
- detective
- hallucination
- witness
- murder
- neighbor
- psychic
- model
- twins
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Screenwriter
- Brian De Palma
- Cast member
- Olympia Dukakis
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Producer
- Edward R. Pressman
- Production company
- American International Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 285792
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Jennifer Salt, William Finley, and Margot Kidder in Sisters.png
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- publication date
- 1983-05-20
- film editor
- Paul Hirsch
- title
- Sisters
- distributed by
- American International Pictures
- review score
- 7/10
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- Sisters (1973 film)
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