The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

When college professor Peter Proud begins to experience flashbacks from a previous incarnation, he is mysteriously drawn to a place he has never been before but which is troublingly ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Max Ehrlich (screenplay), Max Ehrlich (novel)

Stars:

Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Sarrazin	...	Peter Proud
Jennifer O'Neill	...	Ann Curtis
Margot Kidder	...	Marcia Curtis
Cornelia Sharpe	...	Nora Hayes
Paul Hecht	...	Dr. Samuel Goodman
Tony Stephano	...	Jeff Curtis
Norman Burton	...	Dr. Frederick Spear
Anne Ives	...	Ellen Curtis
Debralee Scott	...	Suzy
Jon Richards	...	Newspaper Custodian
Steve Franken	...	Dr. Charles Crennis
Fred Stuthman	...	Pop Johnson
Lester Fletcher	...	Car Salesman
Paul Nevens	...	Room Clerk
Breanna Benjamin	...	Miss Hagerson

Storyline

When college professor Peter Proud begins to experience flashbacks from a previous incarnation, he is mysteriously drawn to a place he has never been before but which is troublingly familiar. As if drawn to her by cosmic force, he soon finds himself unwittingly in the company of his previous incarnation's wife. This woman, Marcia Curtis, recognizes in Peter startling characteristics which he shares with her dead husband, Jeff. Even the sound of his voice seems at times to be that of the dead man. Peter becomes romantically drawn to Ann Curtis who is or was his daughter (Jeff and Marcia's daughter). Recognizing the incestuous nature of their relationship, Mrs. Curtis tries to keep the two young people apart. But how? Must she reveal the terrible secret of the final minutes she shared with her husband in order to keep this man from her (their?) daughter?

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Plot Keywords:

college | professor | male nudity | ghost | death | 

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Taglines:

Suppose you knew who you had been in your previous life. Where you had lived...whom you had loved and how you had died. What then?

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1975 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

La reencarnación de Peter Proud

Filming Locations:

Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bing Crosby Productions, Cinerama Productions Corp.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Peter goes to newspaper office to research decades-old murder of someone named Curtis, newspaper librarian looks up appropriate microfilm reel by victim's last name. In reality, all newspaper microfilms - a photographic record of all newspaper pages from a certain period - are filed by dates of newspaper recorded - not specific events.

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Quotes

Marcia Curtis: Who are you? You're not Peter Proud, you're some kind of monster! You're trying to get at me through Ann, well just leave her alone you bastard! Just leave us alone. Just leave ME alone. How? How could you know what we said that night?
Marcia Curtis: You filthy, rotten, stinking bastard!

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Connections

Referenced in The First Nudie Musical (1976)

User Reviews

great creative movie, spooky, but where did it go-i never see this on cable..

I really liked this movie, it is one of those movies that really sneak up on you and spook you more as it goes along but why doesn't it ever come out on TV or USA or TBS or HBO.. To all with the power to put this back on TV, please get it back on.. I know a few people who would like this movie. Other movies like this i'd like to see on TV, basic cable or premium (ie:HBO) Also mysteriously spooky movies i'd like to see along with this one.. The Changeling, Ghost Story These are movies that, while they may not have had a great rating.. they were great in that they were all eerie & spooky, unlike Jaws, it didn't just come right out and bite you but it spooked you and I would love to see all these back on TV, all of them were about an 8 in rating.