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The film tells the story of a neurologist who uses L-DOPA to awaken catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. It stars Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner and others, and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Jan 11, 1991 · Awakenings: Directed by Penny Marshall. With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson. Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease.
- (161K)
- Biography, Drama
- Penny Marshall
- 1991-01-11
Dec 14, 2023 · Awakenings is a fictionalized adaptation of Dr. Oliver Sacks' memoir about his research on catatonic patients with encephalitis lethargica. The movie features Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer, who uses L-DOPA, a drug for Parkinson's disease, to help some patients regain consciousness, but faces ethical and medical challenges.
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The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital.
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- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Robert De Niro
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Dec 20, 1990 · A movie about a neurologist who gives a drug to patients with a rare condition that has frozen them for decades. The film explores the joy and challenges of their rebirth, and the human questions raised by their fate.
