Identical twins Elliot and Beverly Mantle are gynecologists who jointly operate a highly successful clinical practice in Toronto that specializes in treating fertility problems. Toronto International Film Festival critics have ranked it among the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time. The film won numerous honors, including for Irons' performance, and 10 Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. Their script was based on the lives of Stewart and Cyril Marcus and on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, a "highly fictionalized" version of the Marcuses' story. David Cronenberg directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Norman Snider. Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological thriller film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists.
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