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Charly
1968
Robertson delivers a heartbreaking performance as a retarded man who gains super intelligence from an experimental procedure, only to experience his newfound grasp of the world slowly ebbing away. Bloom also fine as the caseworker who loses her heart to her charge. Based on Daniel Keyes's FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON. Robertson .. Read more
| Starring | Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Dick Van Patten |
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| Director | Ralph Nelson |
| Genres | Drama |
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Charly
Robertson delivers a heartbreaking performance as a retarded man who gains super intelligence from an experimental procedure, only to experience his newfound grasp of the world slowly ebbing away. Bloom also fine as the caseworker who loses her heart to her charge. Based on Daniel Keyes's FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON. Robertson previously appeared in the same role in a 1961 television adaptation.
| Starring | Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Dick Van Patten, Ruth White, William Dwyer, Leon Janney, Barney Martin, Ed McNally, Dan Morgan |
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| Director | Ralph Nelson |
| Studio | ARVATO SERVICES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: 02 Jul 2001 |
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Smooth, unconvincing, rather pointless fantasy which ultimately leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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Good film for a Sunday
Awh, bless those film's from before the day's of big explosions and massive gun battles.
This film is taken from the book: Flowers for ... read more » - 3881
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- 29 Mar 2004 at 12:24
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Soft toys in the attic
Sweet natured simpleton undergoes experimental brain operation that turns him into a genius .... temporarily. 60's curio has all the hallmarks of the period... read more »
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WHAT THE....!!!????
...is what fans of the book are going to cry out at one point, as the narrative of this film is suddenly interrupted by the most bizarre and unintentionally ... read more »
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Not what I was Expecting.
I was anticipating an earnest dissection of the social and human costs of mental disability.
What I got was a slice of poker faced sci fi hocum (a ... read more » - 735462
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- 31 Mar 2009 at 12:43
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Actor Robertson dies
- WENN Newsdesk
- 11 Sep 2011
Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson died on Saturday (10Sep11), just one day after his 88th birthday. The star died of natural causes in Stony Brook, New York. Robertson won an Academy Award in 1968 for his portrayal of a mentally disabled man in Charly, an adaptation of the novel Flowers for Algernon. He was personally picked by John F. Kennedy to play the politician in the biographical 1963 film PT-109, and also racked up credits in films including Gidget, Three Days of the Condor, Obsession Read more
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Charly
Robertson delivers a heartbreaking performance as a retarded man who gains super intelligence from an experimental procedure, only to experience his newfound grasp of the world slowly ebbing away. Bloom also fine as the caseworker who loses her heart to her charge. Based on Daniel Keyes's FLOWERS ...
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