The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Max Ehrlich (screenplay by), Max Ehrlich (from his novel)

Stars:

Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder

1 nomination.

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
Stuart Thomas	...	Jeff Curtis (as Tony Stephano)
Norman Burton	...	Dr. Frederick Spear (as Normann Burton)
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 experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar. He soon finds his previous incarnation's wife. This woman, Marcia Curtis, sees 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.

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Plot Keywords:

female masturbation | reincarnation | university professor | flashback | psychologist | 

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Taglines:

NOW AN ELECTRIFYING MOTION PICTURE

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Margot Kidder is about six months younger than Jennifer O'Neill in real life, yet she played Miss O'Neill's character's mother in this film.

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Goofs

When Peter describes his first dream, he tells his girlfriend that "she (Marsha) was hitting me in the (private parts) with a paddle. Initially, the director may have wanted to show the murder as involving an injury of this sort, because when the man in the dream falls back into the water, he is holding his private area. But, it is very clear that when he is in the boat, he is on his stomach. There is no way she could have hit the front of his body.

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Quotes

Nora Hayes: Most people in this world don't even know who they are... and you wanna know who you *were*.

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Connections

References Madhumati (1958)

User Reviews

Mysterious and Intriguing

In California, the college professor Dr. Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) is haunted by a recurring nightmare where he is a man swimming naked in a lake that is hit by a row and murdered by a woman called Marcia. He also feels a pain on the hips. He seeks medical treatment with his colleague psychologist Dr. Samuel Goodman (Paul Hecht) in a laboratory but there is no positive result for the treatment. When Peter sees a town in Massachusetts in a TV show, he decides to travel with his girlfriend Nora Hayes (Cornelia Sharpe) to seek the location. After a couple of days, Nora decides to leave him but Peter continues his search. He arrives at Springfield where he eventually meets the gorgeous Ann Curtis (Jennifer O'Neill) in a club. Soon Peter discovers she is the daughter of the woman of his nightmares Marcia Curtis (Margot Kidder). Further, he might be the reincarnation of Marcia's husband Jeff Curtis (Tony Stephano), who died in the 40's in Lake Dream. But Marcia notes that Peter Proud is the reincarnation of her husband while he falls in love with Ann. What will happen to the trio?

"The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" is a mysterious film with an original and intriguing story of reincarnation. The first point that impress is the cast, with Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, the Brazilian Jennifer O'Neill and Cornelia Sharpe. The plot is creepy but the film deserved a better conclusion. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "A Reencarnação de Peter Proud" ("The Reincarnation of Peter Proud")

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

Filming Locations:

Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bing Crosby Productions, Cinerama Productions, Fuqua Industries

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1