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A Masterpiece!

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

College professor Peter Proud (a fine and likeable performance by Michael Sarrazin) is plagued by nightmares that appear to be flashbacks from a previous life. Proud discovers that he's the reincarnation of smarmy womanizing heel Jeff Curtis (a nicely slimy turn by the hunky Tony Stephano). Complications ensue when Peter falls for Jeff's daughter Ann (an appealing portrayal by the ravishing Jennifer O'Neill), which raises the ire of Jeff's bitter widow Marcia (superbly played by Margot Kidder). Director J. Lee Thompson relates the engrossing story at a steady pace as well as ably crafts an eerie and enigmatic atmosphere. Moreover, Thompson and writer Max Erlich bring a surprising sexual frankness and perversity to the decidedly adult and edgy material: We not only get a satisfying smattering of explicit nudity and sizzling softcore sex, but Kidder also does a genuinely erotic bathtub masturbation scene and the romance between Peter and Ann has a pretty kinky quasi-incestuous element to it. The sound acting by the capable cast keeps this film humming: Cornelia Sharpe as Peter's horny, but fed-up girlfriend Nora Hayes, Paul Hecht as helpful parapsychologist Dr. Samuel Goodman, Norman Burton as friendly psychiatrist Dr. Frederick Spear, Anne Ives as Jeff's senile elderly mother Ellen, and Debralee Scott as slutty teenager Suzy. Victor J. Kemper's glossy cinematography gives this picture a pleasing polished look. Kudos are also in order for Jerry Goldsmith's wonky, yet stately electronic score. The grim ending packs a devastating punch. An on the money movie.

Saw it in the theatre in the 70's. Just to let everyone that doesn't already know, it will be available on 4K and DVD MAY 29th.

I recently watched "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" on Youtube 40 years after I saw it in a theater.Reincarnation is a complicated subject, but the film does a fairly good job of explaining some of its intricacies. Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) begins having strange dreams of people that he has never met and places he has never been to. In order to find some peace, he goes in search of the images in his dreams and finds them in a town in Massachusetts.I really enjoyed the slow unraveling of the mystery and the performances are great, especially Margot Kidder as a widow with a terrible secret.

Reincarnation of Peter Proud, as the name suggests, deals with the most mysterious, and in many ways the creepiest, of all paranormal phenomenon: reincarnation. The film follows the story of Peter Proud, a college professor who is plagued by dreams which are not really dreams, but visions of a past life in the 1940's-the most disturbing among these visions being the brutal murder of a man by a woman while he is swimming in a lake. Anxious to rid himself of these visions and also mystified by the possibility of rediscovering his former existence, Proud embarks on a journey into the past and learns that he was Jeff Curtis, a womanizing 'son of a bitch', who married Marcia, the daughter of a bank manager, for her money, and subsequently cheated on her. On further probing, he comes face to face with Marcia, the murderess from his dreams, who has been an alcoholic and psychiatric wreck since the death of her husband. And he also meets Ann Curtis, the daughter of his previous incarnation, with whom he eerily enough, begins a romantic and even a sexual relationship! (which may or may not be considered incestuous in this context) Ultimately, Proud's life comes full circle as he meets the same end as the late lamented Jeff Curtis...The music is pretty well done, serving as both creepy and yet conveying the mildly psychic atmosphere of the film. Michael Sazzarin, Jennifer O'Neill and Margot Kidder do pretty good jobs on Peter Proud, Ann Curtis and Marcia respectively. Toby Stephano quite vividly portrays the abusive alcholic Jeff Curtis in flashbacks, which serves to contrast the character with the much milder and sober Peter Proud. Even the minor characters play their parts effectively in the film and fit cohesively into the plot in their small ways, from Peter's girlfriend who is sceptical about his reincarnation, to the para-psychologist who initially aids him in rediscovering his past life, to the club owner who gives him an insight into the behavior of the late Jeff Curtis.If there is any flaw in this movie, its that its a bit too short, especially towards the end, where we could have benefited from more scenes between Peter and Marcia. And maybe another scene after Peter's death wrapping up the story completely (giving a proper 'ending' to the principal characters). That apart, this movie, while far from being called a classic, is certainly a modest ornament in itself.