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.

Christopher Reeve
Richard Collier

Jane Seymour
Elise McKenna

Christopher Plummer
William Fawcett Robinson

Teresa Wright
Laura Roberts

Bill Erwin
Arthur Biehl

George Voskovec
Dr. Gerald Finney
Susan French
Older Elise

John Alvin
Arthur's Father
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Release Date
October 2, 1980
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
PG
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director