Includes bibliographical references and index. Filmography: pages 215-221.
Contents:
The ghost of one's self -- Double, double, toil and trouble: literature -- Double jeopardy: crime, mystery and film noir -- Twins of evil: horror film -- Human duplicators: science fiction film -- Conclusion: double impact.
Summary:
"For millennia people have held folk beliefs about the existence of the doppelgänger--"double walker" in German--a look-alike second self that is often the antithesis of one's identity and is usually considered an omen of misfortune or death. This critical survey examines the double in more than 100 films"-- Provided by publisher.
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