Crime ·Drama ·Horror · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 56m

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer poster
Director
Paul Henreid
Cast
Bette Davis as Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips Karl Malden as Sergeant Jim Hobbson Peter Lawford as Tony Collins Philip Carey as Sergeant Hoag Jean Hagen as Dede Marshall George Macready as Paul Harrison
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted — Editor André Previn — Original Music Composer Oscar Millard — Screenplay Albert Beich — Screenplay Rian James — Story
Tagline

What Bette Davis does to Bette Davis and to Karl Malden and Peter Lawford in DEAD RINGER is just what "Baby Jane" people will adore!

Synopsis

The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

Trailer Dead Ringer — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
twin sistertwinshagsploitation
Key Collaborators
Paul Henreid Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted Editor André Previn Original Music Composer Oscar Millard Screenplay Albert Beich Screenplay Rian James Story William H. Wright Producer Donfeld Costume Design
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