Charly

“A love story that begins with an incredible experiment!”

6.4(116)19681h 43m

DramaRomanceScience 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 him was right.

Director

Ralph Nelson

Budget

$0.9M

Revenue

$0.8M

Cast

Cliff Robertson

Charlie Gordon

Claire Bloom

Alice Kinian

Lilia Skala

Dr. Anna Straus

Leon Janney

Dr. Richard Nemur

Ruth White

Mrs. Apple

Dick Van Patten

Bert

Edward McNally

Gimpy

Barney Martin

Hank

William Dwyer

Joey

Dan Morgan

Paddy

Marianna Case

Young Woman (uncredited)

Leon Collins

Tap Dancer (uncredited)

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

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 ...