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Charly

Drama, based on a novel by Daniel Keyes (screenplay by Sterling Silliphant).

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  • "Flowers for Algernon"@en

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  • "Drama, based on a novel by Daniel Keyes (screenplay by Sterling Silliphant)."@en
  • "A retarded adult male struggling to survive in the world consents to an experiment to raise his intelligence."
  • "Charly est un adulte avec un cerveau d'enfant. L'institutrice qui lui donne des cours du soir le confie à la clinique des docteurs Strauss et Namur, où sont tentées des expériences sur l'intelligence. Les premiers tests sont catastrophiques, et Charly est régulièrement battu par une souris blanche."
  • "Charly is a retarded adult male struggling to survive in the world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading, and writing prove worthless. His teacher, Miss Kinian, takes Charly to the clinic where he is observed by doctors who have Charly "race" a mouse, Algernon. Algernon, a once retarded mouse, 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 gradually becomes more and more educated, eventually becoming a pure genius. Very emotional consequences are involved when Charly learns the truth of the experiment, however."@en
  • "A less than ordinary man is turned into a genius with experimenta neuro-surgery and makes a frightening discovery about the limits of the operation's success."@en
  • "A retarded man receives an operation which makes him a genius, but must face the emotional crisis of learning the change is not permanent."@en
  • "A mentally retarded man becomes a genius after experimental brain surgery, developing a romance with his former special-education teacher before lapsing back into retardation."@en
  • "Charly, a mentally retarded bakery worker, becomes brilliant after experimental surgery, and a romance subsequently springs up between Charly and his sympathetic social worker."@en
  • "Story of a retarded adult who after neurosurgery begins to see his intelligence increase at a remarkable rate."@en
  • "Un hombre con retraso mental se convierte en un genio luego que se le practica una cirugía al cerebro. Surge después un romance entre él y su antigua terapista. Sin embargo, su felicidad parecer no durar pues sus síntomas pasados retornan."
  • "A story about a mentally retarded adult who receives a brain operation which cures his retardation only temporarily."@en
  • "Charly, a gentle man with the mind of a child, is persuaded by his nightschool teacher to undergo neuro-surgery to improve his learning ability. The operation is a limited success; Charly becomes a genius but the effects wear off."@en
  • "A mentally challenged individual tries to improve himself and finally volunteers for experimental brain surgery which increases his IQ exponentially."@en
  • "Tells the story of a mentally disabled man who undergoes experimental surgery to correct his condition. Briefly he enjoys a period of time as a super-brain, before slipping back to his former abilities. Based on the novel "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes."@en
  • "Summary: A mentally retarded young man undergoes corrective surgery and becomes a genius before reverting to his previous state."
  • "Charly, a gentle retarded man, is befriended by his nightschool teacher, who persuades a famous clinic to do experimental neuro-surgery on him to improve his learning capabilities. The results are spectacular at first, and Charly learns also to handle his emotional growth, but soon he must deal with a frightening discovery."@en
  • "An adaption of the novel, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, about a mentally retarded adult who receives a brain operation which cures his retardation only temporarily."@en
  • "A mentally handicapped man becomes a genius when he has brain surgery as part of a scientific experiment. Based on the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes."

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  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Fiction films"@en
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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Feature films"
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Features"@en
  • "Disability"
  • "DVD-Video discs"@en
  • "Science fiction films"@en

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  • "Charly"
  • "Charly"@es
  • "Charly"@en
  • "Charly (Film)"
  • "Charly : [USA, 1968]"

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