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Tie uuteen elämään

Original title: Sybil
  • TV Mini Series
  • 19761976
  • K-16K-16
  • 3h 18m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7K
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Sally Field in Tie uuteen elämään (1976)
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A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,389
300
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Sally Field
    • Brad Davis
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Sally Field
    • Brad Davis
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    • 73User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Sally Field in Tie uuteen elämään (1976)
    Sally Field and Brad Davis in Tie uuteen elämään (1976)
    Sally Field and Joanne Woodward in Tie uuteen elämään (1976)
    Sally Field in Tie uuteen elämään (1976)

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    Joanne Woodward
    Joanne Woodward
    • Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Sybil
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Brad Davis
    Brad Davis
    • Richard
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Martine Bartlett
    Martine Bartlett
    • Hattie
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Jane Hoffman
    • Frieda Dorsett
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Dr. Quinoness
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Jessamine Milner
    • Grandma Dorsett
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    William Prince
    William Prince
    • Willard Dorsett
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Penelope Allen
    Penelope Allen
    • Miss Penny
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Camila Ashland
    Camila Ashland
    • Cam
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Tommy Crebbs
    • Matthew
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Gina Petrushka
    • Dr. Lazarus
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Harold Pruett
    Harold Pruett
    • Danny
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Natasha Ryan
    Natasha Ryan
    • Child Sybil
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Paul Tulley
    • Dr. Castle
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Anne Beesley
    Anne Beesley
    • The Selves
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Virginia Campbell
    • The Selves
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
    Missy Karn
    • The Selves
    2 episodes2 eps • 1976
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The real "Sybil" was identified in 1998 as Shirley Ardell Mason, an art teacher who died in 1998 at the age of 75 in Lexington, Kentucky. Flora Rheta Schreiber, who wrote the book on which "Sybil" was based, gave her the name based on the women prophets of Greek mythology, the Sibyls, who spoke with multiple voices.
    • Goofs
      In present day scenes (set in mid Seventies), Sybil appears to be in anywhere from 25-to-30 years old. But in flashbacks to her childhood scenes when she's around 5 years old (which would be either late 1940's or early-mid 50's), everything (cars, fashions, hair, etc.) appears to be set in 1930's - long before she was even born.
    • Quotes

      Sybil Dorsett: Who dat?

      Richard J. Loomis: Who dat who say who dat?

      Sybil Dorsett: Who dat who say who dat who say who dat?

    • Alternate versions
      The original TV-version ran two nights for a total of four hours (198 minutes minus the commercials). Most video copies are pared down in length, one running 122 minutes and another "expanded" to 132 minutes. Both these versions are missing key scenes such as:
      • The introduction of of the alternate personality "Vanessa"
      • Sybil's first date with Richard
      • Her recollection of her childhood sweetheart.
      • Sybil dissociating into the personality of an infant, leading to Dr. Wilbur's memorable statements "My god Sybil, what did that monster do to you? What happened in the green kitchen?"
      • Dr. Wilbur confronting Willard Dorsett over him having left his daughter in the care of such an obvious and dangerously disturbed woman as Hattie
      • Sybil's two male personalities arguing with Dr. Wilbur about them being able to father children
      • Sybil finally confronting and learning to accept all of her personalities while under hypnosis
    • Connections
      Featured in The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977)

    User reviews73

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    8/10
    Endearing Sybil
    I loved it for the time it was made it was made great, Sally Feild was touching, sweet, innocent and all around wonderful in it. She showed us emotion and fear. No wonder she is such a great actress. One of the first serious ones she did after Gidget & Flying Nun, she showed us just how great she could be. Its a long, heartbreaking story and i definitely recommend it to anyone who is serious about sitting down and watching it. I see there making another one, a new one. No one will ever be able to do it like Sally. I hope they don't ruin a great movie by adding things or embellishing way to much. It would ruin the story and depth of it all.
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    • RaeganBeaumont_99
    • Mar 23, 2006

    FAQ7

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sybil
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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