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Based on the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, the movie dramatizes the life of a shy young graduate student, Sybil Dorsett (in real life, Shirley Ardell Mason), suffering from dissociative identity disorder as a result of the psychological trauma she suffered as a child.
A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor. Stars. Joanne Woodward. Sally Field. Brad Davis. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 18.5K users. 75 User reviews. 13 Critic reviews. Won 4 Primetime Emmys.
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- 1976-11-14
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Jun 10, 2017 · Sybil - 1976 - YouTube is a classic film based on the true story of a woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder and underwent psychotherapy. Watch the full movie online and learn more ...
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Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. An acclaimed production (Emmy Award winner as Outstanding Special) in which Sally Field won an Emmy as Best Actress for playing a young woman so disturbed by childhood experiences that she develops sixteen distinct personalities.
When Dr. Wilbur discovers Sybil has over a dozen different personalities, she becomes obsessed with uncovering her patient's tortured childhood in order to heal her.
- Drama
Aug 16, 2006 · Journeyman TV director Daniel Petrie plunges deep into his heroine's psychosis, beginning the movie with a vertiginous, pinched helicopter shot of the New York City skyline, and using sudden time...