The Reincarnate (1971)

A wealthy lawyer with a short time to live hides a secret--he is the continuation of a line of "reincarnates", and his memory is an accumulation of their memories. He must find a successor ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Haldane

Stars:

Jack Creley, Jay Reynolds, Trudy Young

Cast

Credited cast:
Jack Creley	...	Everet Julian
Jay Reynolds	...	David Payne
Trudy Young	...	Ruthie
Hugh Webster	...	Berryman
Gene Tyburn	...	Stedley
Rex Hagon	...	Gene
Colin Fox	...	Ormsby
Terry Tweed	...	Ann
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Clowes	...	Llewelyn
Stuart Gillard
Ron Hartmann	...	Danton
Michael J. Reynolds	...	David (as Jay Reynolds)

Storyline

A wealthy lawyer with a short time to live hides a secret--he is the continuation of a line of "reincarnates", and his memory is an accumulation of their memories. He must find a successor to whom he can pass on his memories, and he meets a struggling but ambitious artist who seems to be a likely candidate for the "reincarnation" ritual, which involves sacrificing a virgin.

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Plot Keywords:

ritual | reincarnation | brain | cat | sculptor | 

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Taglines:

The quest for eternal life goes on...

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1971 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le sacrifice d'une vierge

Filming Locations:

Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Meridian Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Reincarnated rehash of old theme

As one character says, "This sounds pretty hokey to me," which is a good description of this overlong, overwrought, pretentious diatribe on reincarnation.

This might, I say, might, have made a middling episode of a TV series like 'Tales from the Darkside' or 'Tales from the Crypt' but as a film it's far too slow and dull. Nothing really happens until the final part of the film and before that it's just talk and more talk. Nothing wrong with that but it's static and too much time is taken with endless shots of the leads looking at each other and explaining the plot.

More a drama than an actual horror film but lacking any tension or suspense. You can see the end coming from the start and it's just a matter of waiting till it happens....eventually.

The style of acting reminds me of amateur dramatics at the local Church hall, very intense and earnest but quite boring for the audience.

This type of stuff has been done far better in other films with a reincarnation theme. This is one that I don't want to come back again to watch!

Plus it also has one of the worst closing credits song I have ever heard!