Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

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!

1964 · 116 min · ★ 6.9 · Crime, Drama, Horror

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.

Directed by Paul Henreid · Written by Albert Beich

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