Sisters (1973)
Sisters (1973)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Margot Kidder
Danielle Breton
Jennifer Salt
Grace Collier
Charles Durning
Joseph Larch
William Finley
Emil Breton
Lisle Wilson
Phillip Woode
Barnard Hughes
Arthur McLennen
Olympia Dukakis
Louise Wilanski
Mary Davenport
Mrs. Peyson Collier
Dolph Sweet
Detective Kelly
Catherine Gaffigan
Arlene
Bobby Collins
Cathy Berry
Lobster child
Eddie Carmel
Giant
Art Evans
African Room Waiter (uncredited)
Brian De Palma
Director
Justine Johnston
Elaine D'Anna (uncredited)
James Mapes
Guard (uncredited)
Louisa Rose
Writer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Laun Maurer
Druggist (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann
Composer
Bob Melvin
Extra (uncredited)
Burt Richards
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Gregory Sandor
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 18, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Budget$500,000
Box Office$1,000,000
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Sisters (released as Blood Sisters in the United Kingdom) is a 1972 American psychological horror film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, and Charles Durning. It follows a French Canadian model's separated conjoined twin who is suspected of having committed a brutal murder witnessed by a newspaper reporter in Staten Island, New York City.
Co-written by De Palma and Louisa Rose, the screenplay for the film was inspired by the Soviet conjoined twins Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and features narrative and visual references to several films by Alfred Hitchcock. Filmed on location in Staten Island, the film prominently features split-screen compositions (also present in subsequent De Palma films such as Carrie), and was scored by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann.
Released in the spring of 1973, Sisters received praise from critics who noted its adept performances and use of homage. It marked the first thriller for De Palma, who followed it with other shocking thrillers, and went on to become a cult film in the years after its release.