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Charly (1968)

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Overview

Director:
Ralph Nelson
Writers:
Daniel Keyes (short story "Flowers for Algernon")
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
Release Date:
23 September 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
A less than ordinary man is turned into a genius. He awakens to an exquisite love experience, but at an impossible price for CHARLY more
Plot:
A retarded man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Poignant Film! more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Cliff Robertson ... Charly Gordon
Claire Bloom ... Alice Kinian

Lilia Skala ... Dr. Anna Straus
Leon Janney ... Dr. Richard Nemur
Ruth White ... Mrs. Apple

Dick Van Patten ... Bert (as Richard Van Patten)
Edward McNally ... Gimpy (as Skipper McNally)
Barney Martin ... Hank
William Dwyer ... Joey
Dan Morgan ... Paddy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Two Worlds of Charly Gordon (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Mono
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Company:
ABC Pictures more

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Trivia:
Cliff Robertson saw more than one TV production he'd starred in turned into hit movies with other actors (such as Days of Wine and Roses (1962)), so when he starred in the 1961 "The United States Steel Hour" (1953) production of "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon," based on the novel "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, he bought the rights and later was responsible for turning that story into this film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: There's one scene where Charly's just woken up from his surgery. The next scene shows him working on a puzzle, and he has a full head of hair and no bandages. If he'd just got brain surgery, he should still be wearing bandages, or at least have his head shaved. more
Quotes:
Charly Gordon: I was wondering why the people who would never dream of laughing at a blind or a crippled man would laugh at a moron? more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Ernest Goes to School (1994) more

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A Poignant Film!, 3 March 2008
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Author: Sylvia Marciniak (sylviastel@aol.com) from United States

Cliff Robertson earned an Academy Award for playing the title role based on the novel by Daniel Keyes entitled "Flowers for Algernon." His portrayal is heartbreaking and you can't help but feel for the character who is the butt of so many jokes by his so-called colleagues and friends at his workplace, a bakery. Seinfeld's Barney Martin and Dick Van Patten play his co-workers. The divine Claire Bloom (who should be made a Dame) is the sympathetic attractive teacher. Ruth White plays the landlady in one of the last film roles before her death in 1969 from cancer. The setting is filmed on location in Boston, Massachusetts.

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