Awakenings (1973)
Note: this print runs 43 minutes against a recorded 116 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, Judith Malina, Alice Drummond
Directed by Penny Marshall, Alain Cuniot
Awakenings is a 1990 American biographical drama film written by Steven Zaillian, directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Stormare, Mary Alice, and Max von Sydow. It is based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 nonfiction memoir, Awakenings. The film tells the story of the fictional neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Williams), whose character is based on Sacks.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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