Dead Ringers (1988)
1h 55min
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Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.
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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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Directed by: David Cronenberg, Peter Suschitzky, John Board
Written by: David Cronenberg, Norman Snider
Produced by: Marc Boyman, David Cronenberg, Carol Baum
Composed by: Howard Shore
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