Charly [Videorecording] / Selmur Pictures in collaboration with Robertson Associates.
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FilmReference number:27697945Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA, Fox Video, 1992. Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (104 min.) sd., col. 1/2 inISBN: 0793980208Subject(s): Keyes, Daniel -- Film and video adaptations | Feature films | Mental retardation -- DramaProduction credits: Directed and produced by Ralph Nelson; executive producer, Selig J. Seligman; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant; music, Ravi Shankar.Cast: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White.Summary: Charly, a gentle retarded man, is befriended by his nightschool teacher, who persuades a famous clinic to do experimental neuro-surgery on him to improve his learning capabilities. The results are spectacular at first, and Charly learns also to handle his emotional growth, but soon he must deal with with the knowledge that the effects are only temporary.
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VHS format.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Originally issued as motion picture in 1968.
Based on: Flowers for Algernon / by Daniel Keyes.
"Stereo; recorded in hi-fi"
Rated PG.
Directed and produced by Ralph Nelson; executive producer, Selig J. Seligman; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant; music, Ravi Shankar.
Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White.
Charly, a gentle retarded man, is befriended by his nightschool teacher, who persuades a famous clinic to do experimental neuro-surgery on him to improve his learning capabilities. The results are spectacular at first, and Charly learns also to handle his emotional growth, but soon he must deal with with the knowledge that the effects are only temporary.
Film Institute Collection.
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