DEAD RINGERS (15TH ANNIVERSARY)

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• Release Year: 1988
• Genre: Drama; Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Featuring Supplements Originally Produced by The Criterion Collection.; ; In 'The Fly', David Cronenberg mesmerized audiences with a horrifying tale of the disintegration of the human body. Now, in DEAD RINGERS, he has created 'an instant classic...' (Mike Clark, USA Today) in his psychological exploration of the disintegration of the human mind.; ; With chilling and profound mastery, Cronenberg tells the story of identical twin gynecologists - suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly, bipolar sides of one personality - who share the same apartment, the same practice and... the same women. When a new patient, glamorous actress Claire Niveau, challenges their eerie bond, they descend into a whirlpool of sexual confusion, drugs, and madness.; ; Jeremy Irons' tour-de-force performance - as both twins - raises disturbing questions about the nature of personal identity.; ; Dead Ringers was filmed full frame, 1.33:1. The framing was designed to be masked for various theatrical aspect ratio. It is presented here in 1.66:1, David Cronenberg's preferred framing. This new digital transfer was created from the 35mmm interpositives. The sound was mastered from the Dolby stereo magnetic tracks.
• Cast: Jeremy Irons; Geneviève Bujold; Heidi von Palleske; Barbara Gordon; Shirley Douglas; Stephen Lack; Nick Nichols; Lynne Cormack; Damir Andrei; Miriam Newhouse; David Hughes; Richard W. Farrell; Warren Davis; Jonathan Haley; Nicholas Haley; Marsha Moreau; Dennis Akayama; Dee McCafferty; Susan Markle; Murray Cruchley; Jane Luk; Tita Trevisan; Jacqueline Hennessy; Jill Hennessy; David Walden; Liliane Stillwell; Denise McLeod; Bob Bainborough; Nick Rice; Joe Matheson; Hadley Kay; Cynthia Eastman; Nora Colpman; Rena Polley; Madeleine Atkinson; John Bayliss; Graham Evans; David Cronenberg; Alan Gough; Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio; Julian-Peter Marcantonio; Greg Van Riel; Norman Snider; Bari Wood; Jack Geasland
• Director: David Cronenberg
• Runtime: 1:55
• Company: TVA Films, The Criterion Collection, Morgan Creek Productions, Téléfilm Canada, Mantle Clinic II
• Media Format: Movie