Dead Again

"How many times can you die for love?"

1991 1h 47m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 446

MysteryThrillerRomance

Synopsis

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In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

“How many times can you die for love?”

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Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Roman Strauss / Mike Church
Andy Garcia
Gray Baker
Emma Thompson
Grace / Margaret Strauss
Lois Hall
Sister Constance
Richard Easton
Father Timothy
Jo Anderson
Sister Madeleine / Starlet
Patrick MontesDeOca
Pickup Driver
Raymond Cruz
Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Scott Frank
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Branagh, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter E. Berger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kenneth Branagh and Andy Garcia and Emma Thompson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How many times can you die for love?".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101669 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kenneth Branagh directs. Matthew F. Leonetti behind the camera. Patrick Doyle scores. Peter E. Berger cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kenneth Branagh, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter E. Berger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kenneth Branagh and Andy Garcia and Emma Thompson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "How many times can you die for love?".
7IMDB entry: tt0101669 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "amnesia", "fortune teller", "nightmare", "san francisco, california".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Original score: Patrick Doyle
Editing: Peter E. Berger
Production design: Tim Harvey
Costume design: Phyllis Dalton
Makeup / hair: Daniel C. Striepeke
Sound: Terry Porter
Stunt coordinator: Steve Boyum
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $38,016,380
Return: 253% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Dead Again (1991)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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talisencrw2016-07-06
★ 9/10
By far, my favourite film of Branagh's that he's directed. A solid mystery/thriller--the kind that's not done enough these days IMHO. Though he's certainly diversified his oeuvre recently, what with Disney remakes and even superhero films, I wish he had done a lot more like this one, rather than, high-quality as they are, a metric tonne of yet-more Shakespearean adaptations.
DocTerminus2022-02-02
★ 9/10
Kenneth Branagh's first film, HENRY V, was a critical triumph. But since it was a Shakespeare story, it is overlooked as high-brow. With DEAD AGAIN as his sophomore directorial effort, Branagh has a film for the popcorn crowd. If HENRY V was tonally like a Laurence Olivier film, DEAD AGAIN is tonally like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Filmed in 2 eras, in both color and black and white, with characters portraying multiple characters, a private eye, reincarnation, a fortune teller even a femme fatale suffering from amnesia! Obviously DEAD AGAIN is a suspense thriller of old. The screenplay by Scott Frank - screenwriter of OUT OF SIGHT, GET SHORTY and MINORITY REPORT- is taut and exciting. Branagh's creative use of camera and the thundering musical score by his musical alter ego, Patrick Doyle, marry well with that script. Once again, Branagh carries the film in front and behind the camera. This time taking on 2 different roles, as does his one-time wife Emma Thompson. While some from his Shakespeare community appear in other roles, Branagh embraces his first Hollywood film by bringing on board American actors, like Andy Garcia and Robin Williams. In the end, story is king in DEAD AGAIN. It is fun and exciting and easily one of the best films of 1991. "...two halves of the same person. Nothing can separate them, not even death.”
JPV8522025-06-23
★ 6/10
Decent enough albeit convoluted as well, but I found it to be watchable and an interesting enough premise, although somewhat weird hearing Branaugh put on an American 'accent'. Nice seeing Robin Williams especially since his name isn't on the front cover. Nothing amazing but still worth checking out. 3.0/5