Charly (1968)

6.8	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Drama (3), MMG (1), Growth/healing (1), Romance (1), Fantasy/sci-fi (1), 60s (1), Book (1), Relationships (1), Illness (1), 1968 (1), Innocence (1), Mind (1), Based On A Novel (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Altered States (1), Transformations (1), Best Lead Actor Oscar (1), Based On A Play (1)

Description

Charly is a mentally-impaired adult struggling to survive in the world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading, and writing prove worthless. His teacher, Miss Kinian, takes Charly to the clinic where he is observed by doctors who have Charly "race" a mouse, Algernon. Algernon, a once retarded mouse, is usually the winner thanks to an ... (more)

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Starring (View all) :

Charly Gordon

Alice Kinian

Dr. Anna Straus

Dr. Richard Nemur

Mrs. Apple

Bert

Gimpy

Hank

Joey

Paddy

Written by (View all) :

Daniel Keyes

Stirling Silliphant

(screenplay)

Lists


	3 votes EW's 50 Best Movie Tearjerkers Ever (49 items) by AFIoscar Published 6 months, 3 weeks ago 3 votes ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR - OSCARS (81 items) by AFIoscar Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago Best Films of 1968 (25 items) by Stehako Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago View all lists