SCHEDA

DEAD RINGERS
Inseparabili

Canada/USA, 1988

Regia: David Cronenberg
Soggetto: dal romanzo di Bari Wood e Jack Geasland
sceneggiatura:
David Cronenberg, Norman Snider
Fotografia: Peter Suschitzky
Montaggio: Ronald Sanders
Scenografia: Carol Spier
Effetti ottici: Lee Wilson
Musica: Howard Shore
Suono: Bryan Day
Costumi: Denise Cronenberg

Cast
Jeremy Irons ... Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Geneviève Bujold... Claire Niveau
Heidi von Palleske... Cary
Barbara Gordon ... Danuta
Shirley Douglas ... Laura
Stephen Lack ... Anders Wolleck
Nick Nichols ... Leo
Lynne Cormack ... Arlene
Damir Andrei ... Birchall
Miriam Newhouse ... Mrs. Bookman
David Hughes ... Superintendent
Richard W. Farrell... Dean of Medicine
Warren Davis ... Anatomy Class Supervisor
Jonathan Haley ... Beverly, Age 9
Nicholas Haley ... Elliot, Age 9
Marsha Moreau ... Raffaella
Dennis Akayama ... Pharmacist
Dee McCafferty ... Surgeon
Susan Markle ... Operating Room Nurse
Murray Cruchley ... Assisting Surgeon
Jane Luk ... Lecture Hall Nurse
Tita Trevisan ... Furniture Salesman
Jacqueline Hennessy... Coral
Jill Hennessy ... Mimsy
David Walden ... Director
Liliane Stillwell... Wardrobe Person
Denise McLeod ... Art Gallery Lady
Bob Bainborough ... Mr. Glaser
Nick Rice ... MC
Joe Matheson ... Sean
Hadley Kay ... Delivery Boy
Cynthia Eastman ... Sobbing Woman
Nora Colpman ... Mrs. Randall
Rena Polley ... Soap Opera Character
Madeleine Atkinson... Soap Opera Character
John Bayliss ... Performance Double
Graham Evans ... Picture Double
David Cronenberg... Obstetrician (non accreditato)
Alan Gough ... Director / producer of TV soap opera (non accreditato)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio... Twin Boy 1 (non accreditato)
Julian-Peter Marcantonio... Twin Boy 2 (non accreditato)
Greg Van Riel ... Man in reception (non accreditato)

Produttori:
Produced by
Carol Baum .... executive producer
John Board .... associate producer
Marc Boyman .... producer
David Cronenberg.... producer
Sylvio Tabet .... executive producer
James G. Robinson.... executive producer (non accreditato)
Joe Roth .... executive producer (non accreditato)

Produzione:
Mantle Clinic II
Morgan Creek Productions
Téléfilm Canada

Distribuzione (principali):
20th Century-Fox Film Corporation (USA)
Astral Films (Canada)
CMV Laservision (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Criterion Collection (1998) (USA) (DVD)
Media Home Entertainment (video)
Rank Film Organization (UK)
Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Specifiche tecniche:
Camera: Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory: Medallion Film Laboratories, Toronto, Canada
Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm
Cinematographic process: Spherical
Printed film format: 35 mm
Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
Durata: 115 minuti

Budget: NP
Incasso: USA $9,134,733 - Weekend d'apertura: USA $3,012,180 (posizione #1, schermi 1042); permanenza al box office 3 settimane.

Premi:
1989 Best Achievement in Direction (David Cronenberg) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Motion Picture - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Adapted Screenplay (David Cronenberg, Norman Snider) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Achievement in Art Direction (Carol Spier) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Achievement in Cinematography (Peter Suschitzky) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Achievement in Film Editing (Ronald Sanders) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Achievement in Overall Sound (Don White, Andy Nelson, Bryan Day) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Terry Burke, Richard Cadger, Dean Giammarco, Wayne Griffin, David Evans) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Music Score (Howard Shore) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Original Song (Andy Nelson) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Peformance Actor Leading Role (Jeremy Irons) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 C.S.T. Award - Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
1989 Grand Prize - Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
1989 Best Actor (Jeremy Irons) - International Fantasy Film Award - Fantasporto
1988 Best Director (David Cronenberg) - LAFCA Award - Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
1988 Best Supporting Actress (Geneviève Bujold) - LAFCA Award - Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
1988 Best Actor (Jeremy Irons) - NYFCC Award - New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Nominations:
1990 Best Writing (David Cronenberg, Norman Snider) - Saturn Award - Academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, USA
1990 Best Horror Film - Saturn Award - Academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, USA
1990 Best Costumes (Denise Cronenberg) - Saturn Award - Academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, USA
1990 Best Actor (Jeremy Irons) - Saturn Award - Academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, USA
1990 Best Music (Howard Shore) - Saturn Award - Academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films, USA
1989 Best Film - International Fantasy Film Award - Fantasporto
1989 Best Achievement in Costume Design (Denise Cronenberg) - Genie - Genie Awards
1989 Best Performance Actress Leading role (Geneviève Bujold) - Genie - Genie Awards

Locations: Bell Trinity Square, 483 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - The Old Don Jail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Trinity Square Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date di uscita:
Canada - 8 September 1988 (Toronto Film Festival)
USA - 23 September 1988
UK - 6 January 1989
Portugal - February 1989 (Fantasporto Film Festival)
France - 8 February 1989
Sweden - 21 April 1989
Japan - June 1989
Finland - 2 June 1989

Altri titoli:
Alter ego - Canada (French title)
Dubbelgångare - Sweden
Erottamattomat - Finland
Faux-semblants - France
Gemini - Canada (working title) (English title)
Inseparabili - Italy
Inseparables - Spain
Irmãos Inseparáveis - Portugal
Nierozlaczni - Poland
Twins - Canada (working title) (English title)
Unzertrennlichen, Die - West Germany






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