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A love story that begins with an incredible experiment!

Charly (1968)

September 23, 19681h 43mEN
6.4

116 votes

Overview

An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$950K

Revenue

$815K

Production Companies

ABC PicturesCinerama Releasing Corporation

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CinemaSerf

7.0

Cliff Robertson is at the top of his game as the eponymous character who has learning difficulties. He has been attending night classes under "Dr. Kilman" (Claire Bloom) for almost two years, determined to improve his reading and writing, and it is she who thinks it might be possible to get him onto a scientifically-backed course that could ultimately result in profoundly correctional surgery. He has to struggle and work hard - often trying to outfox a genetically altered mouse - to convince "Dr. Straus" (Lilia Skala) and "Dr. Nemur" (Leon Janney) that he is suitable - and that's whilst, meant…

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