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Charly

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Original title

Charly

Year

1968

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ralph Nelson

Screenwriter

Stirling Silliphant. Story: Daniel Keyes

Cast

Music

Ravi Shankar

Cinematography

Arthur J. Ornitz

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), ABC Pictures, Robertson & Associates, Selmur Productions

Genre

Drama. Romance. Sci-Fi | Disability. Disease/illness. Medical

Synopsis

This intriguing drama, directed tenderly by Ralph Nelson, is based on the story FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes. The plot centers around a mentally retarded adult who instantly matures as the result of an operation on his brain. The result is a hybrid of documentary, romance, social drama and science fiction. Cliff Robertson is unpredictably touching as Charly Gordon, the sudden grown-up, and gives a hard-earned Academy Award winning performance. Claire Bloom is simple and magnetic as Alice Kinian, his sympathetic and protective caseworker. As his teacher, Miss Kinian, takes Charly to a clinic where doctors, who have Charly compete with a mouse named Algernon, observe him. Algernon, a once retarded mouse, is usually the winner thanks to an experiment that has greatly raised his intelligence. This experiment is given to Charly, who initially isn’t affected. However, he gradually becomes more and more educated, eventually becoming a genius. This change effects not only Charly but also all the people who have contributed to his metamorphosis.

Awards: 1968: Oscar: Best Actor (Cliff Robertson)

1968: Golden Globes: Best Screenplay. 3 Nominations

1968: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

1968: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Actor. 2 nominations

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Charly

1968

Ralph Nelson

6.4

(525)