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Awakenings / Columbia Pictures presents a Lasker/Parkes production ; a Penny Marshall film ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker ; directed by Penny Marshall.
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View onlineLIBRA DVD PN1995.9.B55 A93 1997
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015--Film adaptations.
- Sacks, Oliver.
- Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease--Case studies--Drama.
- Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease.
- Epidemic encephalitis--Complications--Case studies--Drama.
- Epidemic encephalitis.
- Dopa--Therapeutic use--Case studies--Drama.
- Dopa.
- Physician and patient--United States--Drama.
- Physician and patient.
- Fathers and daughters--United States--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease--Drama.
- Epidemic encephalitis--Complications--Drama.
- Dopa--Therapeutic use--Drama.
- Physician and patient--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters--Drama.
- Spanish language materials.
- French language materials.
- Dopa--Therapeutic use.
- Epidemic encephalitis--Complications.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Film adaptations.
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Biographical films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Medical films (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Biographical films.
- Films for hard of hearing people.
- Fiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [1997]
- Language Note:
- Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hard-of-hearing.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby surround stereo.; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
- digital
- optical
- surround
- stereo
- Dolby digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Region 1
- Summary:
- Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's simple but sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard's stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to other patients.
- Participant:
- Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max Von Sydow, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon, George Martin, Alice Drummond.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, Battle Davis ; music, Randy Newman.
- Notes:
- Based on the book: Awakenings / by Oliver Sacks.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
- ISBN:
- 0800177363
- 9780800177362
- OCLC:
- 40987802
- Publisher Number:
- 014381681925
- Access Restriction:
- Educational and home use only.
- Online:
- Credits from Internet Movie Database
- View cover art
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