Charly (Flowers for Algernon)

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Charly (Flowers for Algernon) is a 1968 science fiction drama film adaptation of Daniel Keyes's story "Flowers for Algernon," following a man with intellectual disabilities who undergoes an experimental procedure to increase his intelligence.

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instanceOf drama film
film
science fiction film
adaptationOf Flowers for Algernon
surface form: Flowers for Algernon (novel)

Flowers for Algernon
surface form: Flowers for Algernon (short story)
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
awardReceivedBy Cliff Robertson
awardYear 1969
basedOn Flowers for Algernon
basedOnAuthor Daniel Keyes
basedOnWorkType short story
castMember Claire Bloom
Cliff Robertson
Dick Van Patten
Leon Janney
Lilia Skala
Ruth White
characterIn Alice Kinnian
Charlie Gordon
Dr. Strauss
Professor Nemur
cinematographer Arthur J. Ornitz
colorProcess color
composer Ravi Shankar
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Ralph Nelson
distributor Cinerama Releasing Corporation
editor Fredric Steinkamp
genre drama
psychological drama
science fiction
hasFormat feature film
leadActor Cliff Robertson
leadCharacter Charlie Gordon
narrativeFocus character study
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A man with intellectual disabilities undergoes an experimental surgical procedure that dramatically increases his intelligence, with unforeseen emotional and ethical consequences.
producer Ralph Nelson
productionCompany ABC Pictures
releaseYear 1968
runningTimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Stirling Silliphant
setIn Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
theme ethics of scientific experimentation
human dignity
intelligence enhancement
isolation
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s
title Charly

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Charly hasAlternativeTitle Charly (Flowers for Algernon)