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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
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Birthday Suit: Shapeshifters
 (From FilmExperience. 6 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
Mental Illness in American Cinema
 (From GreenCine. 11 September 2009, 11:07 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Sybil DVD was both informative and disappointing more (58 total)

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

Parents Guide:
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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
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Netherlands:16
Filming Locations:
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Lorimar Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sally Fields almost did not get the part of Sybil. She was the last person to audition before the director's lunch break, and Fields' agent had to plea with them to let her audition. Ultimately, 'Joanne Woodward' decided she wanted to see Field audition. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: While Hattie is playing the piano near the end of the movie, her arm movements clearly do not match the rhythm of the music we hear. more
Quotes:
Sybil Dorsett: [singing] In your easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it. I'll be the grandest fellow in the easter parade. Fifth avenue... uh-ah, uh-ah. Fifth avenue... uh-ah, uh-ah...
[slumps down and begins crying like a child]
Dr. Cornelia Wilbur: Vanessa, what's the matter?
Sybil Dorsett: [in a child's voice] I'm NOT Vanessa!
Dr. Cornelia Wilbur: I'm sorry Peggy but you popped out so fast...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Student Bodies (1981) more

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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Sybil DVD was both informative and disappointing, 2 September 2006
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Author: sybilsfriend from United States

The 30th anniversary DVD edition of Sybil was released in July. As Shirley Mason's (aka Sybil)long time friend, I was included in the documentary about the making of the movie. The documentary is a fascinating recap of how the movie was cast and how it came to be. However, I was disappointed that Shirley Mason is not mentioned anywhere in the documentary, and her name is not even shown on her paintings in the gallery. Shirley was a person to me, not a fictional character. I was told that her name couldn't be mentioned because of contractual agreements with the author of the book. Shirley Mason WAS Sybil and her life as an artist in Kentucky should not be minimized. Since Sybil is a story of abuse, but also one of recovery, I feel my friend was denied the recognition she deserves as a survivor of abuse, as a wonderful artist, as a warm, kind lady who lived a quiet life of dignity in Lexington. If and when my book, Life After Sybil... From the Words of Shirley Mason, gets published, I intend to correct that omission. Regards, Sybil's Friend ... Nancy Preston

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