Sybil


2h 2008

Brief Synopsis

After an attempted suicide, Sybil meets psychiatrist Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, and confides how she frequently loses her memory and cannot account for large blocks of time. During 11 years of treatments, Sybil is diagnosed with a dissociative identity (mulitiple personality) disorder, a total of 16 dist

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Medical
Release Date
2008
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Global Entertainment Partners; Norman Stephens Productions; Technicolor; The Wolper Organization
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

After an attempted suicide, Sybil meets psychiatrist Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, and confides how she frequently loses her memory and cannot account for large blocks of time. During 11 years of treatments, Sybil is diagnosed with a dissociative identity (mulitiple personality) disorder, a total of 16 distinct personalities with varying age and appearance, which emerged as a way to cope with being abused as a child by her mother.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Medical
Release Date
2008
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Global Entertainment Partners; Norman Stephens Productions; Technicolor; The Wolper Organization
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States June 7, 2008

Based on the book, "Sybil," written by Flora Rheta Schreiber. Published by Henry Regency Company in 1973.

Picked up to production for the 2006-2007 season. Originally scheduled to air April 16, 2006.

Aired in USA on CBS on June 7, 2008.

Began shooting January 22, 2006 and completed shooting February 16, 2006.