Dead Ringers
1988 film by David Cronenberg
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Summary
Dead Ringers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,603 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay[3], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[6]
- Director: David Cronenberg[7]
- Screenwriter: David Cronenberg[8], Norman Snider[9], Bari Wood[10]
- Composer: Howard Shore[11]
- Genre: drama film[12], horror film[13], psychological thriller film[14], mystery film[15], psychological horror film[16], body horror film[17], thriller film[18], psychological drama film[19], suspense film[20]
- Cast member: Jeremy Irons[21], Geneviève Bujold[22], David Cronenberg[23], David Hughes[24], Jill Hennessy[25], Shirley Douglas[26], Stephen Lack[27], Barbara Gordon[28], Jacqueline Hennessy[29]
- Producer: David Cronenberg[30]
- Production company: The Rank Organisation[31], Telefilm Canada[32], Morgan Creek Entertainment[33]
- Director of photography: Peter Suschitzky[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Distribution format: video on demand[36]
- Review score: 7.6/10[37], 85%[38], 86/100[39], 7.2/10[40]
- Color: color[41]
- Country of origin: Canada[42]
- Publication date: September 8, 1988[43], February 9, 1989[44], 1988[45]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[46], Netflix[47]
- Narrative location: Canada[48]
- Filming location: Toronto[49]
- Film editor: Ronald Sanders[50]
- Described by source: Billy the Kid Rides Again[51], Women in Context[52]
- Executive producer: Joe Roth[53], Sylvio Tabet[54], James G. Robinson[55], Carol Baum[56]
- Title: Dead Ringers[57]
- Duration: 115 minutes[58]
Why It Matters
Dead Ringers has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
FAQs
What awards did Dead Ringers receive?
Honors received include Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay[3], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[6].