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The story tells of a young woman admitting to having blackouts, fearing they are getting worse. She is diagnosed as suffering from multiple personalities, as a result of severe abuse at the hands of her mother, whom her psychiatrist, Cornelia Wilbur, believes was schizophrenic.
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- Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis
- TV-14
Sally Field - in an Emmy Award winning performance - is Sybil, a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder in order to escape haunting memories of her harrowing childhood.
Sybil is a 1976 two-part, -hour American made-for-television film starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward. It is based on the book of the same name, and it was broadcast on NBC on November 14–15, 1976.
- Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
- Lorimar Productions
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This tale of child abuse and and its deep psychological scars, based on a true story, follows Sybil, an introverted student living alone in New York City who suffers from multiple personality disorder. Haunted by nightmares of her past, Sybil starts seeing a psychiatrist named Dr. Cornelia Wilbur.
Aug 30, 2017 · The story of Sybil — a young woman who had been abused by her mother as a child and, as a result, had a mental breakdown and created multiple personalities — caused a sensation.
And then there is Sybil Dorsett... Sally Field is unforgettable as the titular victim of incessant child abuse, a woman who dissolved into SIXTEEN separate and distinct personalities in order to cope with a mother who inflicted indescribable childhood tortures.
Overview. A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 13 different personalities. Sally Field. Joanne Woodward. Brad Davis. Martine Bartlett. Jane Hoffman.
