Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
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1988
1h 55m
7.1(958 votes)
Thriller
Horror

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Téléfilm Canada
Morgan Creek Entertainment

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7 videos

Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Jeremy Irons

Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle

Jeremy Irons
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Geneviève Bujold

Claire Niveau

Geneviève Bujold
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Heidi von Palleske

Cary

Heidi von Palleske
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Barbara Gordon

Danuta

Barbara Gordon
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Shirley Douglas

Laura

Shirley Douglas
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Stephen Lack

Wolleck / Anders Wolleck

Stephen Lack
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Nick Nichols

Leo

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Lynne Cormack

Arlene

Lynne Cormack
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Damir Andrei

Birchall

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Miriam Newhouse

Mrs. Bookman

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David Hughes

Superintendent

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Editing

Richard W. Farrell

Dean of Medicine

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Warren Davis

Anatomy Class Supervisor

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Marsha Moreau

Raffaella

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Denis Akiyama

Pharmacist

Denis Akiyama
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Dee McCafferty

Surgeon

Dee McCafferty
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Jane Luk

Lecture-Hall Nurse

Jane Luk
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Jill Hennessy

Mimsy

Jill Hennessy
Directing

David Cronenberg

Obstetrician (uncredited)

David Cronenberg
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Bob Bainborough

Mr. Glaser

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Jacqueline Hennessy

Escort Twin

Jacqueline Hennessy
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Jonathan Haley

Beverly Age 9

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Nicholas Haley

Elliot Age 9

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Susan Markle

Operating Room Nurse

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Murray Cruchley

Assisting Surgeon

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Tita Trevisan

Furniture Salesman

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David Walden

Director

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Liliane Stillwell

Wardrobe Person

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Denise McLeod

Art Gallery Lady

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Nicholas Rice

MC

Nicholas Rice
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Joe Matheson

Sean / Waiter

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Hadley Kay

Delivery Boy

Hadley Kay
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Cynthia Eastman

Sobbing Woman

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Nora Colpman

Mrs. Randell

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Rena Polley

Soap Opera Character

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Madeleine Atkinson

Soap Opera Character

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John Bayliss

Performance Double

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Graham Evans

Picture Double

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Alan Gough

Director (uncredited)

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Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Twin Boy (uncredited)

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Julian-Peter Marcantonio

(uncredited)

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Greg Van Riel

Man in Reception (uncredited)

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