The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Writer: Max Ehrlich

Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

Starring: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder, Cornelia Sharpe, Paul Hecht, Tony Stephano, Norman Burton, Anne Ives, Debralee Scott, Jon Richards, Steve Franken, Fred Stuthman

More info: IMDb

Tagline: 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?

Plot: 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 troubling 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.

My rating: 7/10

Will I watch it again?  No.

Good flick.  I'd like to have watched a nice widescreen print but you take what you can get.  You can watch the whole thing on YouTube at the moment (above).  There is an element of horror but it's mostly a drama mystery that doesn't play out like you think it might.  There's this weird thing going on when Peter (Sarrazin) falls for Ann (O'Neill) and he knows that his is her biological father's reincarnation.  So mentally he's falling in love (with benefits) with his daughter but physically he has no connection.  That's a strange thing to wrap your head around.  It's one of those 'how you you handle it' situations.  It's a well-made film with good performances, score and the like.  I like Goldsmith's score but I got the sense that John Barry would've played up the mystery and romance better.  This picture would've been a good fit for Barry.  The ending is great.  Avoid spoilers for this one.  Oh yeah, for you Margot Kidder fans. there's this...