Bibliograph

Charly, Selmur Pictures presents ; directed and produced by Ralph Nelson ; screenplay by Stirling Siliphant

Type

Label

Charly, Selmur Pictures presents ; directed and produced by Ralph Nelson ; screenplay by Stirling Siliphant

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG

Main title

Charly

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1082146832

Responsibility statement

Selmur Pictures presents ; directed and produced by Ralph Nelson ; screenplay by Stirling Siliphant

Runtime

103

Series statement

KL studio classics

Summary

Charly is an adult male with a cognitive disability struggling to survive in the modern world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading, and writing prove difficult. His teacher, Miss Kinian, takes Charly to the clinic where he is observed by doctors who have Charly "race" a mouse, Algernon. Algernon is usually the winner thanks to an experiment that greatly raised his intelligence. This experiment is given to Charly, who at first does not seem affected. However, he becomes more logically advanced, eventually becoming a pure genius. Emotional and intra-personal consequences are involved when Charly learns the truth of the experiment, and struggles with whether or not the procedure was a good idea. --, From IMDb

Technique

live action

Classification