The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

Directed by

Noel Langley

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A woman in 1950s America undergoes hypnosis and begins to recall details of a past life as a 19th century Irishwoman. The film follows the investigation into her claims and the questions they raise about memory and identity.

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What happens

The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1956 American drama film written and directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein. It is inspired by the story of American woman Virginia Tighe, who believed herself to formerly have been Bridey Murphy, a nineteenth-century Irishwoman, in what was believed to be a case of cryptomnesia. It was the only Hollywood film to be directed by Langley, who was best known as a screenwriter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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