Charly

Charly is a 1968 American film directed by Ralph Nelson. The drama stars Cliff Robertson (in an Academy Award-winning performance), Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney and Dick Van Patten and tells the story of a mentally retarded bakery worker who is the subject of an experiment to increase human intelligence. The movie was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Charlie Gordon (Cliff Robertson), a ... More
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Initial release date:

  • Sep 23, 1968

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Also known as:

  • CHAЯLY,
  • Charly

Film

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor. Nelson was born in Long Island City, NY. He served in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor in World War II. Nelson directed the acclaimed episode A World Of His Own of...

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  • A love story that begins with an incredible experiment!
  • The Poignant Incredible Story of A Man Whose Two Worlds Collide!
  • A less than ordinary man is turned into a genius. He awakens to an exquisite love experience, but at an impossible price for CHARLY

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1968
  • Mar 8, 2005
  • Sep 23, 1968
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1968
  • Role: Charly Gordon
  • 1968
  • 1969
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Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Winners

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Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1969
  • 1969
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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,350
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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Adapted From

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960. The novel was published in...

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