Deceptions(1985)
Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively decide to swap lives and identities for a week, with unforseen results.
Movie: Deceptions
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Sabrina Longworth / Stephanie Roberts
Grant Roberts
Jim Nolan
Penny Roberts
Princess Alessandra
Rita Macmillan
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Bryan Foxworth
Richard Blackwell
Carlo Ferraro
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Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively decide to swap lives and identities for a week, with unforseen results.
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1985-05-26
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