.. _FlashPlayer.playMovie:

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FlashPlayer.playMovie
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   void **playMovie** (:ref:`Boolean` **rewind**)


Parameters
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| **rewind** | When true, restarts the movie from the beginning; otherwise, starts playing from thepoint where it was stopped. |
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Description
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Restarts a movie that has been stopped.

Do not use on a movie that is currently playing.The stopMovie()-playMovie() sequence does not work for SWF files produced by Flex, or for some files produced by Flash Authoring (depending on how they were implemented).