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Dead Again

  • 1991
  • 16
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
30K
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Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson in Dead Again (1991)
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A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection ... Read allA woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.

  • Director
    • Kenneth Branagh
  • Writer
    • Scott Frank
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Emma Thompson
    • Andy Garcia
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • Writer
      • Scott Frank
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Emma Thompson
      • Andy Garcia
    • 146User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Roman Strauss…
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Grace…
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Gray Baker
    Lois Hall
    Lois Hall
    • Sister Constance
    Richard Easton
    Richard Easton
    • Father Timothy
    Jo Anderson
    Jo Anderson
    • Sister Madeleine…
    Patrick MontesDeOca
    Patrick MontesDeOca
    • Pickup Driver
    • (as Patrick Montes)
    Raymond Cruz
    Raymond Cruz
    • Supermarket Clerk
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Dr. Cozy Carlisle
    Wayne Knight
    Wayne Knight
    • 'Piccolo' Pete
    Patrick Doyle
    Patrick Doyle
    • Cop #1…
    Erik Kilpatrick
    Erik Kilpatrick
    • Cop #2
    Gordana Rashovich
    • Handcuffed Woman
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Franklyn Madson
    Obba Babatundé
    Obba Babatundé
    • Syd
    • (as Obba Babatunde)
    Christine Ebersole
    Christine Ebersole
    • Lydia Larson
    Vasek Simek
    • Otto
    • (as Vasek C. Simek)
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Inga
    • Director
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • Writer
      • Scott Frank
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    • Trivia
      This movie was shot entirely in color. It was decided during editing, however, that the movement between past and present could be made clearer by printing the Roman and Margaret scenes in black-and-white. Director Sir Kenneth Branagh comments on the DVD that the costume and set designers were disappointed by this, because they would have used different colors for those scenes, which would photograph better in black-and-white, had they known this.
    • Goofs
      In the opening credits, the newspaper stories (other than the obvious headlines) consist of the same five paragraphs printed 37 times in succession.
    • Quotes

      Cozy Carlisle: Someone is either a smoker or a nonsmoker. There's no in-between. The trick is to find out which one you are, and be that. If you're a nonsmoker, you'll know.

    • Crazy credits
      Jo Anderson and Patrick Doyle are each credited twice for their dual roles in this movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: David Steinberg/Kenneth Branagh/The Harper Brothers (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Lush Life
      Written by Billy Strayhorn

    User reviews146

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    7/10
    Multi-faceted film worth seeing
    This is a gripping film, multi-layered, with a good script and good performances from its cast.

    The story is interesting: a woman (plagued by a recurring nightmare) lands up, unable to speak, with amnesia, at a local convent. Mike Church (Branagh) must find out who she is. (We 'know', owing to black and white footage (featuring the same actors, but different characters, about 40 years ago, shortly after WW II) Through hypnotherapy, questions of reincarnation and past lives emerge.The film creates, rather than answers, questions. There are a number of twists and turns in the plot to make this film gripping.

    I was not totally convinced that the ending of the film serves its purpose, but the film is gripping. Do see it.
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    • philip-ct
    • Apr 14, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1992 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Volver a morir
    • Filming locations
      • 380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA(mansion)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mirage Enterprises
      • Renaissance Theatre Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,016,380
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,479,395
      • Aug 25, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,016,380
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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