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Charly (marketed and stylized as CHAЯLY) is a 1968 American science fiction drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on Flowers for Algernon, a science-fiction short story (1958) and subsequent novel (1966) by Daniel Keyes.
Charly: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney. An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
The mentally challenged title character (Cliff Robertson in his Academy Award-winning role) receives his teacher Alice Kinian (Claire Bloom), and they discuss his competing with a mouse to navigate a maze, and scientific options, in. Scientists turn a mentally challenged man into a genius.
It is this story, involving a personal crisis, which makes "Charly" a warm and rewarding film. Unfortunately, there's a supplementary plot involving the scientist who operated on Charly, the scientist's difficult wife and a plan to put Charly on show at an international convention.
Charly Gordon (Cliff Robertson), who has an IQ of 69, is constantly derided by his boss and fellow employees at the bakery where he works. His efforts to read and write prove fruitless.
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Overview. An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right. Ralph Nelson. Director.
Charly is a 1968 American science fiction drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on Flowers for Algernon, a science-fiction short story (1958) and subsequent novel (1966) by Daniel Keyes.
Charly (stylized as CHAЯLY) is a 1968 American film directed by Ralph Nelson. The drama stars Cliff Robertson (in an Academy Award-winning performance), Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney and Dick Van Patten and tells the story of a intellectually disabled bakery worker who is the subject of an experiment to increase human intelligence.
1968. Directed by Ralph Nelson. A love story that begins with an incredible experiment! An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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.
