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Overview

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Director:
Daniel Petrie
Writers:
Flora Rheta Schreiber (book)
Stewart Stern (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 November 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The true story of a young woman named Sybil, whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 13 different personalities. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Inside track: Emmy race for lead comedy actress
 (From Gold Derby. 4 July 2009, 6:58 PM, PDT)

Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 3
 (From Dread Central. 26 February 2009, 2:51 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Get this MOVIE on DVD, PLEASE!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joanne Woodward ... Dr. Cornelia Wilbur

Sally Field ... Sybil Dorsett
Brad Davis ... Richard J. Loomis
Martine Bartlett ... Hattie
Jane Hoffman ... Frieda Dorsett

Charles Lane ... Dr. Quinoness
Jessamine Milner ... Grandma Dorsett
William Prince ... Willard Dorsett
Penelope Allen ... Miss Penny
Camila Ashland ... Cam
Tommy Crebbs ... Matthew Loomis
Gina Petrushka ... Dr. Lazarus
Harold Pruett ... Danny
Natasha Ryan ... Child Sybil
Paul Tulley ... Dr. Castle
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:198 min (original television version) | Finland:133 min (theatrical version) | USA:187 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Natalie Wood was the casting director's first choice for Sybil, but the screenwriter turned Wood down. The role was then offered to Audrey Hepburn, who declined. The project remained dormant until Joanne Woodward agreed to co-star. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Sybil is talking to Richard near the horse carriage, the same woman wearing a brown top passes by five times. more
Quotes:
Hattie: You better say 'God is love' real quick.
Child Sybil: God is love!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: Who Ya Gonna Call? (#1.7)" (2006) more

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27 out of 37 people found the following comment useful:-
Get this MOVIE on DVD, PLEASE!!!, 18 March 2002
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Author: hamichael from Boston, Massachusetts

We have waited long enough! After shelling out $100. for a VHS copy of this movie . . . I think there is a demand for this film. Especially the full version, on DVD! Now is the time! Especially with Sally Field having such popularity on E.R. and now with her own show! People WANT this film! Trust me!!! Please release it on DVD!!!

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