Face to Face: The Schappell Twins (1999)
Overview
Two bodies and one mind, this is the extraordinary story of one pair of conjoined twins in today's world.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.592 |
Directed By
Ellen Weissbrod
Crew
Ellen Weissbrod
Wally Berger
Linda Ellerbee
Bronwyn Woodhead
Rolfe Tessem
Ann-Marie Cunniffe
Richard Dallett
Aideen Kane
Stephen Barker
Jeffrey Stern
Kurt Hoffmann
Peter Fernberger
Amy Briamonte
Katherine Drew
Ellen Weissbrod
Lisa Hepner
Stephen Kazmierski
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