Sisters (1973)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Brian De Palma (screenplay)
Brian De Palma (story)

Release Date:

27 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What the Devil hath joined together let no man cut asunder.

Plot:

Sibling rivalry begins when orphan twins, raised by nuns, are finally separated after years of togetherness.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Model | Twin | Game Show | Neighbor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Margot Kidder	...	Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Jennifer Salt	...	Grace Collier
Charles Durning	...	Joseph Larch
William Finley	...	Emil Breton (as Bill Finley)
Lisle Wilson	...	Phillip Woode
Barnard Hughes	...	Arthur McLennen
Mary Davenport	...	Mrs. Collier
Dolph Sweet	...	Detective Kelly

Also Known As:

Blood Sisters (UK)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White (flashback sequence) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (1986) | Ireland:18 | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:X (original rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Alexander Hamilton Apartment Building - 36 Hamilton, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

According to director Brian De Palma an elaborate tracking shot had to be deleted from the film. De Palma said the search scene was originally "a Max Ophuls-type tracking shot about 6 minutes long, and while they are searching through the apartment the camera keeps coming back to the couch and the spot is getting bigger and bigger and bigger," De Palma stated. "I shot it, but because the camera could only get down so low and still go up high enough to shoot the rest of the scene we couldn't get down to the bottom of the couch and when we saw the rushes it looked ridiculous because it looked like the guy was bleeding up through the arm of the couch. So I had to throw out the whole tracking shot, and I was forced to use close-ups and television-type coverage."

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Grace meets up with her mother right after the police visited Danielle's apartment, she's been advised to change her clothes by her mother. Strangely, we see her going back to the murderer's house instead of her own.

Quotes:

Crazy Woman: Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I *never* answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick... That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE!

Movie Connections:

Featured in It's Alive (2008)

Nancy Drew on Acid

Nancy Drew (Jennifer Salt) would kill to get off of Staten Island and become the maverick of NYC journalism. The only problem is that all she has done to this point with her 'little job" is write about rampant police corruption, isolating herself even further from the big city. What she needs is a break, and witnessing a murder, (especially a DePalma split-screen murder) appears to be her ticket, if she can get anyone to listen. The journey she takes as means of recognition meanders through the horrors of medical science gone awry, culminating in a payoff that puts this film atop DePalma's list of credits. Nancy Drew on Acid!