
Charly
Charly wants to have the surgery so he can become as smart as Algernon. The doctors decide to go ahead and do the surgery on Charly because they want to document the results of a real human. As time goes by Charly's intelligence does increase. It begins to increase at faster and faster rates until he is even smarter than his teachers. He reads and absorbs information at amazing rates. As his mental faculties improve he also begins to feel emotions and desires he did not feel when he was mentally challenged.
His desires lead him to make advances on Alice, who is engaged to someone else. The story fast forwards, depicting Charly as he progresses in his knowledge and his relationships. After a while, Alice comes back to him and declares her love for him. At the same time, the researchers are preparing to share their findings with others in the medical community. They are planning an event which will be attended by some of the top scientists and medical professionals. They plan on having Charly answer questions about his progress and abilities. Unfortunately, shortly before the conference, Charly finds out that Algernon has died and fears the same outcome for himself.


- Cast
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Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Produced By
- Ralph Nelson
- Language
- English
