Deceptions

• Directors: Melville Shavelson; Robert Chenault
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• Genre: Drama
• Themes: Twins and Lookalikes, Assumed Identities
• Main Cast: Stefanie Powers, Stefanie Powers
• Release Year: 1985
• Country: UK/US
• Run Time: 240 minutes

Plot

Stefanie Powers does double duty as twin sisters in the two-part TV movie Deceptions. Stefanie #1 is a glamorous globetrotter; Stefanie #2 is a drab New Jersey housewife. On a whim, the two siblings exchange identities, leading to a dizzying series of unexpected complications. Filmed on location in England and Italy, Deceptions is too thin to be stretched over two days (it was originally telecast May 27 and 28, 1985), but Stefanie Powers can make anything work. The film is based on a novel by Judith Michaels (the joint pen name for Judith Barnard and Michael Fain); it was adapted for television by Oscar-winning writer/director Melville Shavelson, who also shared directorial responsibilities with Robert Chenault. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Fairuza Balk; Barry Bostwick - Grant Roberts; Jeremy Brett - Bryan Foxworth; Alison Doody; James Faulkner - Richard; Gina Lollobrigida - Princess Alessandra; Stefanie Powers - Stephanie; Joan Sims - Mrs. Thirkell; Fabio Testi - Carlo; Brenda Vaccaro - Helen Adams; John Woodvine; Sam Wanamaker - Jim Nolan

Credit

Nick Gillott - Associate Producer, Melville Shavelson - Director, Robert Chenault - Director, Louis Rudolph - Executive Producer, Nigel Hess - Composer (Music Score), Wally Schneiderman - Makeup, John Blezard - Production Designer, Ernest Day - Cinematographer, Jack Atcheler - Cinematographer, William Hill - Producer, Melville Shavelson - Screenwriter, Judith Michaels - Book Author

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