
Directed by David Cronenberg
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.
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Jeremy IronsBeverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Geneviève BujoldClaire Niveau
Heidi von PalleskeCary
Barbara GordonDanuta
Shirley DouglasLaura
Stephen LackWolleck / Anders Wolleck
Nick NicholsLeo
Lynne CormackArlene
Damir AndreiBirchall
Miriam NewhouseMrs. Bookman
David HughesSuperintendent
Richard W. FarrellDean of Medicine
Warren DavisAnatomy Class Supervisor
Marsha MoreauRaffaella
Denis AkiyamaPharmacist