The Dark Mirror

• Director: Richard Lang
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• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Police Detective Film, Crime Thriller
• Themes: Twins and Lookalikes, Sibling Relationships, Murder Investigations
• Main Cast: Vincent Gardenia, Jane Seymour, Jane Seymour
• Release Year: 1984
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes

Plot

The original 1946 Dark Mirror starred Olivia de Havilland as twin sisters, one of whom has committed a murder. Since each twin can provide an alibi for the other, a rumpled detective (Thomas Mitchell) and a handsome shrink (Lew Ayres) are compelled to get to the truth through patience and not a little sneakiness. Dark Mirror was remade as a TV movie in 1984, this time with Jane Seymour in the "leads" and Vincent Gardenia as the detective. Seymour has a field day alternating between the good and bad twin; would that the audience was having as much fun. There really isn't any point to this dour remake, except perhaps to honor a contractual commitment to Jane Seymour, whose playing is so ripe that we secretly hope both twins will get the chair. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Hank Brandt - Girard; Stephen Collins - Dr. Jim Eiseley; Cathleen Cordell - Mrs. Bennett; Reid Cruickshanks - Avery; Robert DoQui - Higgens; Vincent Gardenia - Detective Al Church; Ty Henderson - Wittman; Jack Kruschen - Smithson; Bill Quinn - Mr. Bennett; Jane Seymour - Tracy Cullen

Credit

Richard Lang - Director, Bob Bring - Editor, Dominic Frontiere - Composer (Music Score), Frank Stanley - Cinematographer, Corey Blechman - Screenwriter

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