Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
hotel
time travel
playwright
photograph
portrait
pocket watch
1980s
1910s
stage actress
single man
self hypnosis
Rank
#16 in 1980·#3705 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Richard Collier
Jane Seymour
Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer
William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Teresa Wright
Laura Roberts
Bill Erwin
Arthur Biehl
George Voskovec
Dr. Gerald Finney
John Alvin
Arthur's Father
Eddra Gale
Genevieve
William H. Macy
Critic [1972]
George Wendt
Student [1972]
Pat Billingsley
Professor [1972]
Don Franklin
Tourist in Hall of History [Eight Years Later]
Crew
Jeannot Szwarc
Director
Richard Matheson
Screenplay
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Richard Matheson
Novel
John Barry
Conductor
Britt Lomond
Unit Production Manager
Popular Reviews
147 reviews
Olivia
10.0★ · 05/22/26
Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking
halaa
9.0★ · 05/04/26
forever hate 1979 now fuck richard yearnmaxxing collier
forever hate 1979 now fuck richard yearnmaxxing collier
TonyTonyTony01
9.0★ · 04/22/26
por motivos assim odeio moedas
por motivos assim odeio moedas
Pigeon
6.0★ · 04/08/26
AT LEAST one movie a day 2026: #119
AT LEAST one movie a day 2026: #119
H
8.0★ · 03/19/26
The story is so beautiful and the cinematography was stunning. There was so much symbolism. This is such a good movie.
The story is so beautiful and the cinematography was stunning. There was so much symbolism. This is such a good movie.