Charly (1968)

Student Surpasses Teacher

Charly (Cliff Robertson) accurately punctuates a sentence for Alice (Claire Bloom) and then stumps her with a counter-question.

Directed by Ralph Nelson.

© MGM 2012

Released in 1968 by MGM.

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  • actor: Cliff Robertson
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  • director: Ralph Nelson
  • producer: Selig J. Seligman
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  • composer: Ravi Shankar
  • editor: Fredric Steinkamp
  • costume-designer: Hazel Roy
  • production-designer: John DeCuir
  • role-name: Alice Kinian
  • role-name: Charly Gordon
  • screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant
  • year: 1968
  • studio: MGM

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