Awakenings (1991)
Awakenings is a book-based movie adapted from "Awakenings" by Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is January 11, 1991.
The Source Material
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Overview
Awakenings—which inspired the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams—is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like s…
About The Movie
Description
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Details
- Title
- Awakenings
- Original Title
- Awakenings
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Theatrical
- January 11, 1991 · Rated PG-13
- US Limited Theatrical
- December 19, 1990 · Rated PG-13