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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 ...
Jan 11, 1991 · Based on a true story, a doctor (Robin Williams) tries to revive catatonic patients (Robert De Niro) with a new drug. The film explores the challenges of the treatment, the patients' emotions and the doctor's personal growth.
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- 1991-01-11
In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the New York City borough of The Bronx. After working extensively with the catatonic patients who survived the 1917-1928 epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica, Sayer discovers certain stimuli will reach beyond the patients' respective catatonic ...
A movie based on Oliver Sacks' book about a neurologist who awakens patients who have been frozen for decades by a sleeping sickness. Robert De Niro and Robin Williams star as the doctor and a patient who rediscover life and love.
May 14, 2020 · 1.66M subscribers. 5.8K. 631K views 4 years ago. Check out the official Awakenings (1990) Trailer starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro! Let us know what you think in the comments below....
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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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- Drama
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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.
