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Though he's most famous for his portrayal of Victor Laszlo in 1942's Casablanca, actor Paul Henreid took a few turns behind the camera as evidenced by this 1964 thriller starring Bette Davis as twins ... read more read more...Margaret DeLorca and Edith Phillips. After landing the beau they both sought after by falsely claiming she was pregnant, Margaret lives a life of luxury as the wife of a wealthy man. Now, 20 years later, a broke and lonely Edith has returned for revenge. After killing the recently widowed Margaret, Edith assumes her identity with plans of living the life she feels she's deserved all along. But in order to pull it off, she'll have to play the role of Margaret connivingly enough to fool her servants as well as a local playboy and the police. Dead Ringer was remade in 1986 as Killer in the Mirror, a made-for-television movie starring Ann Jillian. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Paul Henreid

Release Date: February 19, 1964

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DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004

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  • December 4, 2010
    This is a cool thriller, Davis plays twins, and the rest of the cast is good too. I really liked this movie, it's thrilling.
  • April 22, 2010
    Pretty Cool Movie as Betty Davis Plays Twin Parts, This is a twist ending suspense film that most will be able to guess 1/2 way through it. 2 sisters one rich one poor and they are twins, so the poor one kills the rich one and takes her place. Very suspenseful with what happens a... read morell through the movie. I have been creeped out by Betty Davis ever since I was a kid and still am, but in this role she is worth 4 stars
  • August 23, 2009
    Certainly not one of Bette Davis's best, but she is always good and always worth watching. It does tend to be a bit campy, but I never lost interest. It's well made and Bette hams it up beautifully.

Critic Reviews


Matt Bailey
August 17, 2004
Matt Bailey, Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Bette Davis was always high camp, but in a film like Dead Ringer (where she plays identical twins), what could possibly be more camp than two Bette Davises? Full Review

Eric Henderson
August 17, 2004
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

Harnesses the complex psychological implications of physical doubling. Full Review

Don Willmott
July 9, 2004
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

Ookey and spooky Full Review

Ken Hanke
November 24, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Solidly crafted, but uninspired and tepid thriller with Bette not at her best.

Eugene Archer
May 9, 2005
Eugene Archer, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 14, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Daniel M. Kimmel
February 20, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Nell Minow
February 8, 2004
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Carol Cling
November 14, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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November 6, 2001
Movieline

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    • Margaret: Money's no object. How much would you like?
    • Edith: YOU HAVEN'T GOT THAT MUCH! Now Sit Down!

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