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DRAMA

ROMANCE

SCIENCE FICTION

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 his was right.

name	character
Claire Bloom	Alice Kinian
Leon Janney	Dr. Richard Nemur
Barney Martin	Hank
Edward McNally	Gimpy
Dick Van Patten	Bert
Cliff Robertson	Charlie Gordon
Lilia Skala	Dr. Anna Straus
Ruth White	Mrs. Apple

name
Daniel Keyes	writer (original)
Ralph Nelson	director, producer
Ravi Shankar	composer
Stirling Silliphant	screenplay

year	award	category	name
1968	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Cliff Robertson
1968	Golden Globe Award	Best Screenplay	Stirling Silliphant