Dead Ringers
7.2
“Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.”
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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Cast
42 people
Jeremy Irons
Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Geneviève Bujold
Claire Niveau
Known for
Coma
Tightrope
Heidi von Palleske
Cary
Known for
RED
Take the Lead
Barbara Gordon
Danuta
Known for
XIII
Cube 2: Hypercube
Shirley Douglas
Laura
Known for
Lolita
Barney's Great Adventure
Stephen Lack
Wolleck / Anders Wolleck
Known for
Scanners
Nick Nichols
Leo
Known for
Rock & Rule
Lynne Cormack
Arlene
Known for
Guilty as Sin
Damir Andrei
Birchall
Known for
F/X2
M. Butterfly
Miriam Newhouse
Mrs. Bookman
Also in
Visitors of the Night
Prairie Women
David Hughes
Superintendent
Known for
Storm of the Century
Richard W. Farrell
Dean of Medicine
Known for
When Night Is Falling
David Cronenberg Director · Norman Snider Writer Bari Wood Author
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $13M · United States release September 23, 1988
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,038,508
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Mantle Clinic II
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Morgan Creek Productions
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 1988
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Canada · September 23, 1988
Theatrical
United States · September 23, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
May 18, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
May 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
June 2, 1989 · Theatrical
France
February 8, 1989 · Theatrical
December 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
January 17, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
September 4, 2017 · Digital · VOD
Germany
February 9, 1989 · Theatrical · Senator
August 30, 1991 · TV · Premiere (Pay-TV)
January 28, 1999 · Physical · Polyband DVD
October 14, 2002 · Physical · Polyband / Splendid DVD
March 16, 2005 · Physical · CinePlus DVD
August 1, 2005 · Physical · KSM DVD
November 18, 2005 · Physical · Best Entertainment DVD
December 8, 2006 · Physical · Digital World DVD
June 22, 2007 · Physical · cmv-Laservision DVD
October 7, 2007 · Physical · Laser Paradise DVD
September 3, 2009 · Physical · Concorde Home Entertainment DVD
June 4, 2010 · Physical · Elfra Film DVD
September 27, 2018 · Physical · Koch Mediabook (Blu-Ray)
Greece
June 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
March 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
June 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
April 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 21, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 22, 1990 · Theatrical
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