The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
While driving one evening, Harold Pelham appears possessed and has a car accident. While on the operating table, there even appears to be two heartbeats on the monitor. When he awakes, Pelham finds his life has been turned upside-down: he learns that he now supports a merger that he once opposed, and that he apparently is having an affair. People claim they have seen him in places that he has never been. Does Pelham have a doppelganger - or is he going insane? (imdb)
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Directed By: Basil Dearden
Written By: Bryan Forbes, Basil Dearden, Anthony Armstrong, Michael Relph
Starring: Roger Moore, Freddie Jones, Anton Rodgers, Thorley Walters, Edward Chapman, Alastair Mackenzie, John Welsh, Hildegarde Neil, Hugh Mackenzie, Kevork Malikyan, Olga Georges-Picot, Laurence Hardy
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The Man Who Haunted Himself belongs to 8 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 36 stars)
2. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
3. Directors' final films (public: moderated by iconogassed - 4 stars)
4. The Lost Picture Show Podcast (public: moderated by Coheed - 2 stars)
5. UK Horror (public: moderated by bizarre_eye - 2 stars)
6. Doppelgänger (public: moderated by Sunsplitter - 1 star)
7. Owned (BD) (private: bizarre_eye)
8. Cinetheque (private: allegreller)
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| Jan 28 |  |
IsItSafe? | 59 36% |
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'Twas decent, but a real oddity. I confess that I didn't really understand what was happening the majority of the time. Some Stellar performances and eerily tense scenes were the standout aspects.
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| Jan 28 |  |
Gymnopedie | 60 33% |
| Jan 27 |  |
VanillaSky | 60 55% |
| Jan 17 |  |
Jobs-Bronson | 60 92% |
| Nov 25, 2020 | dragos | 70 0% |
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| Aug 20, 2020 |  |
Mpython | 5 28% |
| Jul 30, 2020 | placestogo | 45 22% |
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44.5.
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| Jul 04, 2020 | kappeuter | 70 67% |
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| Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 70 70% |
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| Apr 19, 2020 |  |
TheShiznit | 40 39% |
| Sep 07, 2019 |  |
DawdlingPoet | 50 18% |
| Apr 07, 2019 | TheRuins | 70 88% |
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| Oct 22, 2018 | rollsroyce | 36 19% |
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| Oct 16, 2018 |  |
avgcrtckr | 44 32% |
| Oct 16, 2018 |  |
filmaffinity | 60 45% |
| Oct 16, 2018 |  |
Dorkovsky | 2 13% |
| Jul 23, 2018 |  |
Gymnopedies | 60 35% |
| Nov 17, 2017 |  |
teaty666 | 70 88% |
| Oct 29, 2017 |  |
jodamico | 76 54% |
| Oct 21, 2017 | sahume2029 () | 50 25% |
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| Aug 07, 2017 | Diggler | 75 62% |
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| Jun 17, 2017 | FrankBlack58 | 65 48% |
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| Jun 07, 2017 | jonjojack | 90 58% |
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| Feb 12, 2017 | Buff | 40 43% |
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| Oct 23, 2016 |  |
WarrenWho | 60 31% |
| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 60 21% |
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| Jun 23, 2016 | EmiGrecco | 30 4% |
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| Sep 20, 2015 |  |
jobsbronson | 58 97% |
| Aug 21, 2015 | M-B-M | 3 16% |
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| Jul 18, 2015 | prichards | 60 28% |
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| Dec 31, 2014 | feralgreen | 50 40% |
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| May 27, 2014 |  |
bizarre_eye | 72 68% |
| Apr 22, 2014 | elcalculator | 23 25% |
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| Apr 22, 2014 | P. Square In | 26 10% |
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| Feb 18, 2014 | PaulSandell | 70 69% |
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| Dec 14, 2013 | jeg2 | 50 23% |
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Despite a strong performance by Roger Moore, this very suspenseful film is a hodge-podge of plot holes, illogic, and alternating passages of thrills and tedium. I rated it a 50 because Moore's performance is so good. A somewhat similarly themed Liam Neeson film, "Unknown," was based on a stronger premise.
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| Dec 05, 2013 |  |
Hans_Lucas | 75 35% |
| Sep 05, 2013 | Cronos | 60 59% |
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| Aug 08, 2013 | Barkinson | 70 81% |
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| Jun 14, 2013 |  |
I am prowler | 50 24% |
| May 09, 2013 | Coheed | 68 48% |
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| Mar 10, 2013 |  |
allegreller | 77 50% |
| Jan 21, 2013 | DePalma | 31 15% |
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| Sep 28, 2012 | revolverjgw | 75 13% |
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| Sep 22, 2012 |  |
octanoid77 | 100 84% |
| Aug 19, 2012 |  |
borislugosi | 55 15% |
| Jun 08, 2012 |  |
Mochard | 50 18% |
| Apr 15, 2012 | filmcricket | 49 34% |
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| Nov 27, 2011 |  |
glumpy_99 | 72 35% |
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Fine, if occasionally overwrought thriller, spends far too much time before revealing its fairly obvious secret. Moore (far removed from Bond) is stiff to start with, but gets better as the film progresses; supporting cast is fairly weak (and saddled with some (intentionally?) laughable dialogue), though ever reliable Rodgers as a few good moments. While it ultimately lacks focus, it is fun for fans of Moore (and a particular type of old fashioned twee British thriller.)
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| Oct 24, 2011 | DLawrence | 77 56% |
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| Feb 08, 2011 | Bavafreak | 75 49% |
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| Jan 30, 2011 |  |
driscarpin | 70 48% |
| Dec 10, 2010 |  |
tinysausage | 67 33% |
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Very much of its time, but with a strong central premise and performance from Moore. Some nice allegory about the social changes happening at the time, and a memorable hallucinatory sequence at the end.
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| Nov 12, 2010 | aaaaaaarrggg | 43 22% |
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Dull retread of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode "The Case of Mr. Pelham". Slow and confusing, but with a solid Brit supporting cast -- especially Jones as a logic-minded psychiatrist. Favorite Moore line: "I'm not James Bond of Her Majesty's secret service, you know!"
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| Aug 03, 2010 |  |
Zoltan | 55 30% |
| Jan 10, 2010 |  |
ZombieBuffet | 65 66% |
| Oct 04, 2009 |  |
nogoodnik | 69 26% |
| May 06, 2009 |  |
imdb | 59 35% |
| Nov 06, 2008 |  |
friedoctopus | 70 10% |
| Aug 22, 2008 | Steve56 | 75 13% |
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| Dec 07, 2007 |  |
Ytadel | 4 42% |
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A decent but very aged thriller probably most interesting for seeing a pre-Bond Roger Moore playing a distinctly different character.
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| Mar 27, 2007 |  |
TheDiceman | 50 34% |
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Not bad.
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| Average Percentile 41.18% from 62 Ratings |  |
