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Dead Ringers
Directed by David Cronenberg
1988•1h 56m•R•★ 7.3
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Synopsis
Identical twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle operate a prestigious Toronto fertility clinic and share everything—wealth, research, and unsuspecting women—until a glamorous, infertile actress enters their lives, driving the sensitive Beverly into severe narcotics addiction and chilling surgical delusions of mutant women. David Cronenberg's psychological body horror tour-de-force featuring Jeremy Irons in an astonishing dual performance.
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DirectorDavid Cronenberg
WriterDavid CronenbergNorman Snider
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
MusicHoward Shore
Principal Cast
Jeremy IronsBeverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Geneviève BujoldClaire Niveau
Heidi von PalleskeCary
Barbara GordonDanuta
Shirley DouglasLaura
Stephen LackWolleck / Anders Wolleck
Lynne CormackArlene
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Runtime1h 56m (116 mins)
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DirectorDavid Cronenberg
LanguagesEnglish
CountryCA, US
StudioMorgan Creek Productions • Telefilm Canada
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