The Double (2014)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 33 mins

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Simon, a timid, isolated man who’s overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams (Wasikowska). The arrival of a new co-worker, James (also played by Eisenberg), serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his life.
Did you know? In 1996, Director Roman Polanski came close to making an earlier version of this film, also based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, and also to have been called The Double. John Travolta was to have played the lead role alongside Isabelle Adjani, John Goodman and Jean Reno, from a script by Jeremy Leven. Shooting was to have started in Paris in June 1996. However, just days before principal photography was due to begin, Travolta left the project after an argument with Polanski about alleged changes to the script and the film collapsed shortly afterwards. Read More
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as Simon / James
as Hannah
Supporting Actress
as Nurse
Supporting Actor
as Detective
Supporting Actress
as The Colonel
as Attractive Bar Girl
as Secretary
as Coughing Man
as The Girl
as Jack's wife
as Harris
Supporting Actor
as Simon's Mother
as Frightening Old Man
as Receptionist
as Rudolph
as Mr Papadopoulos
as Melanie Papadopoulos
as Air Hostess

Direction

Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Writers

Story Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography
Assistant Cameraman
Focus Puller
Camera Assistant
Lighting Technician
Gaffer

Music

Music Director
Conductor
Music Editor

Sound

Sound Designer
Foley Artist
Sound Mixer
Sound Re-recording Mixer
Foley Editor
Boom Operator

Art

Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Associate
Extras Casting
Casting Assistant

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer
Costume Supervisor
Assistant Costume Designer

Editorial

Editor
Assistant Editor

Makeup and Hair

Makeup Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Special Effects

Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Technician

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Performer
Stunt Double

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Studio
Visual Effects Coordinator
Compositor
Visual Effects Artist
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Filming Locations:
Trivia:
This film is based on the novella The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

In 1996, Director Roman Polanski came close to making an earlier version of this film, also based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, and also to have been called The Double. John Travolta was to have played the lead role alongside Isabelle Adjani, John Goodman and Jean Reno, from a script by Jeremy Leven. Shooting was to have started in Paris in June 1996. However, just days before principal photography was due to begin, Travolta left the project after an argument with Polanski about alleged changes to the script and the film collapsed shortly afterwards.

The piano motif heard throughout the film comes from the song 'Der Doppelgänger' by Franz Schubert; the words to this piece tell the tale of a man and his evil twin.