A professor who has become bored with his routine life spots a man in a film who looks exactly like him. He becomes obsessed with finding out who the actor playing the role is, and develops an intense relationship with his double's pregnant wife. Thriller based on the novel by Jose Saramago, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent and Isabella Rossellini
There's something uncomfortably old-fashioned about this thriller, based on the novel by Desmond Bagley. It's not just the presence of old hands such as Roger Moore and Horst Bucholtz; it just lacks the zip of today's modern action thrillers. The casting doesn't help either, with neither Luke Perry nor Olivia D'Abo being particularly memorable as the scientist and secret agent, out to rescue Perry's Dad (Bucholtz) from terrorists who want him to hand over a lethal chemical weapon.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Mike Ashton | Luke Perry |
| Penny Johnson | Olivia D'Abo |
| Robert Ogilvy | Roger Moore |
| John Creger | Tom Conti |
| George Ashton | Horst Buchholz |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Tom Kinninmont |
| Director | Charlie Watson |
