Charly 1968 123movies

Watch: Charly 1968 123movies, Full Movie Online – Charly is an adult male with a cognitive disability, struggling to survive in the modern world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading and writing prove difficult, and he is the subject of cruel pranks at the bakery where he does minor janitorial work. His teacher, Mrs. Kinnian, enrolls Charly in a clinical study where he is observed by a surgeon and a psychologist who have Charly “race” a mouse named Algernon, solving mazes. Algernon is usually the winner, thanks to an experiment involving brain proteins that greatly raised his intelligence. The experiment proceeds with surgery on Charly, who at first does not seem affected. However, he quickly becomes more logically advanced, soon becoming a pure genius. Emotional and intra-personal consequences are involved as Charly and his teacher become increasingly attached to one another. But when Charly gradually suspects the consequences of the experiment, he struggles with whether or not the procedure was a good idea..
Plot: 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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Ratings:

	6.9/10 Votes: 6,855
	55% | RottenTomatoes
	50/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 80 Popularity: 7.155 | TMDB

Reviews:

Think about this from a 1968 perspective
I saw this movie at the drive-in when I was 12. I recall finding it to be a touching tragedy. I used to volunteer with “the special ed class”, and found the students there to be gentle and grateful and affectionate, and could never understand how the other kids could make fun of them the way they did. But that only explains how and why this touched me personally, even at the age of 12.

Reviews some 30 years after this film was made are very critical, calling it ‘schlock’, and criticizing the simplification of a complex issue. However, over the last 30-40 years, society has become more enlightened about both mental retardation, but also about what science can and cannot do. It was easier to suspend belief and go with the concept.

At the time, this movie conveyed something new about how a mentally retarded person might view their situation….that alone made this film unique; lots of people never even considered the feelings of the mentally retarded, so this film surely opened some eyes.

And way ahead of it’s time (I’m sure this was never considered in making the film), because it conveys the feelings and reactions of someone who is losing their intellectual capacity….such as those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. At that time, little thought was given by the average person about the feelings of either the mentally retarded, or people with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

I’m sure the book was better than the movie; that almost always goes without saying. However, movies reach audiences that books sometimes don’t, and this movie reached a new audience.

I’m afraid too many reviewers are unable to see an older movie and not hold it to the same standards, socially, scientifically and a cinematography standpoint. Cinema has evolved, as has society and science, and it’s quite interesting to watch “Charly” with that in mind.

Think about this from a 1968 perspective
I saw this movie at the drive-in when I was 12. I recall finding it to be a touching tragedy. I used to volunteer with “the special ed class”, and found the students there to be gentle and grateful and affectionate, and could never understand how the other kids could make fun of them the way they did. But that only explains how and why this touched me personally, even at the age of 12.

Reviews some 30 years after this film was made are very critical, calling it ‘schlock’, and criticizing the simplification of a complex issue. However, over the last 30-40 years, society has become more enlightened about both mental retardation, but also about what science can and cannot do. It was easier to suspend belief and go with the concept.

At the time, this movie conveyed something new about how a mentally retarded person might view their situation….that alone made this film unique; lots of people never even considered the feelings of the mentally retarded, so this film surely opened some eyes.

And way ahead of it’s time (I’m sure this was never considered in making the film), because it conveys the feelings and reactions of someone who is losing their intellectual capacity….such as those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. At that time, little thought was given by the average person about the feelings of either the mentally retarded, or people with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

I’m sure the book was better than the movie; that almost always goes without saying. However, movies reach audiences that books sometimes don’t, and this movie reached a new audience.

I’m afraid too many reviewers are unable to see an older movie and not hold it to the same standards, socially, scientifically and a cinematography standpoint. Cinema has evolved, as has society and science, and it’s quite interesting to watch “Charly” with that in mind.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 43 min (103 min)
Budget 950000
Revenue 814666
Status Released
Rated M
Genre Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director Ralph Nelson
Writer Daniel Keyes, Stirling Silliphant
Actors Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala
Country United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 6 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Westrex Recording System), Mono (1939 Remaster), Mono (1939 release), Mono (1939 re-issue), Mono, Mono (1939)
Aspect Ratio 2:39 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Techniscope (2-perf)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)