The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) is an American motion picture released by Bing Crosby Productions, and Cinerama Productions Corporation. In the supernatural suspense genre, the was directed by J. Lee Thompson, notable for directing Cape Fear (1962), and based upon a 1973 novel by Max Ehrlich.
The film starred Michael Sarrazin in the title role, and also featured rising stars Margot Kidder of Superman, Jennifer O'Neill, star Summer of '42,...
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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) is an American motion picture released by Bing Crosby Productions, and Cinerama Productions Corporation. In the supernatural suspense genre, the was directed by J. Lee Thompson, notable for directing Cape Fear (1962), and based upon a 1973 novel by Max Ehrlich.
The film starred Michael Sarrazin in the title role, and also featured rising stars Margot Kidder of Superman, Jennifer O'Neill, star Summer of '42, and Cornelia Sharpe, best known her part with Al Pacino in Serpico.
A professor at a college in California, Dr. Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) begins to have recurring dreams. In one nightmare Proud appears to see a man murdered by a woman in a rowboat while he is swimming naked. The murdered man repeatedly cries, "Marcia don't!"
Proud is haunted by his dreams and seeks medical treatment. He attends a "sleep lab" to try to decipher his dreams. However, the dreams do not register as being dreams; in fact, they do not register at all. One...
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