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.
- 7.1
- 1988
- Released
- 1h 55m
Jeremy Irons
Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Geneviève Bujold
Claire Niveau
Heidi von Palleske
Cary
Barbara Gordon
Danuta
Shirley Douglas
Laura
Stephen Lack
Wolleck / Anders Wolleck
Nick Nichols
Leo
Lynne Cormack
ArleneDamir Andrei
BirchallMiriam Newhouse
Mrs. BookmanDavid Hughes
SuperintendentWarren Davis
Anatomy Class SupervisorMarsha Moreau
Raffaella
Denis Akiyama
Pharmacist
Dee McCafferty
Surgeon
Jane Luk
Lecture-Hall Nurse
Jill Hennessy
MimsyBob Bainborough
Mr. Glaser
Jacqueline Hennessy
Escort TwinJonathan Haley
Beverly Age 9Nicholas Haley
Elliot Age 9Susan Markle
Operating Room NurseMurray Cruchley
Assisting SurgeonTita Trevisan
Furniture SalesmanDavid Walden
DirectorLiliane Stillwell
Wardrobe PersonDenise McLeod
Art Gallery Lady
Nicholas Rice
MCJoe Matheson
Sean / Waiter
Hadley Kay
Delivery BoyCynthia Eastman
Sobbing WomanNora Colpman
Mrs. RandellRena Polley
Soap Opera CharacterMadeleine Atkinson
Soap Opera CharacterJohn Bayliss
Performance DoubleGraham Evans
Picture DoubleJordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Twin Boy (uncredited)Julian-Peter Marcantonio
(uncredited)Greg Van Riel
Man in Reception (uncredited)
Released
en
$13,000,000.00
$8,038,508.00
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- #obsession
- #toronto, canada
- #sadomasochism
- #twin brother
- #murder
- #prostitution
- #drugs
- #twins
- #receptionist
- #extramarital affair
- #medical profession
- #gynecologist
- #voyeurism
- #identical twin
- #body horror
- #romantic
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