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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AwakeningsAwakenings - Wikipedia

    Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1973 non-fiction book of the same name. Directed by Penny Marshall, it was written for the screen by Steven Zaillian, who based his screenplay on Oliver Sacks 's 1973 memoir of the same name. It tells the story of neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer ( Robin Williams ), based on Sacks, who ...

    • Awakenings (Book)

      Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks.It...

    • Oliver Sacks

      Oliver Wolf Sacks CBE FRCP (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015)...

  2. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 11005-awakeningsAwakenings (1990) - Cast & Crew - The Movie Database (TMDB)

    Awakenings (1990) ← Back to main. Cast 62. Robert De Niro. Leonard Lowe ... Jayne Haynes. Frances Le Clanché du Rand. Magda Yusef Bulos. Joseph Steven Randazzo ...

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 1990/12/20 › moviesReview/Film; From a Living Death To Life in 'Awakenings'

    Dec 20, 1990 · The film is at its most mundane and inadequate when it sugarcoats the more horrific aspects of this experience, notwithstanding Mr. De Niro's uncanny efforts to immerse himself in the character's ...

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  5. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleAwakenings (1990) - Turner Classic Movies

    Jan 24, 2006 · The film Awakenings (1990) is a fictionalized version of Sacks' book, starring Robin Williams as the Sacks character, a shy and reclusive doctor named Malcolm Sayer. Robert De Niro plays Leonard, one of Sayer's most extreme cases, and the first on whom the drug is tried.

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  6. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 11005Awakenings (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

    Dec 19, 1990 · Written by on January 1, 2020. Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's ...

  7. letterboxd.com › film › awakenings‎Awakenings (1990) directed by Penny Marshall - Letterboxd

    Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

  8. www.tvguide.com › movies › awakeningsAwakenings - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide

    Learn more about the full cast of Awakenings with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide ... Awakenings - Full Cast & Crew. 74 Metascore; 1990; 2 hr 1 mins ... Jayne Haynes. Frances. Le Clanche ...