Directed by:
Ralph NelsonScreenplay:
Stirling SilliphantCinematography:
Arthur J. OrnitzComposer:
Ravi ShankarCast:
Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White, Dick Van Patten, Barney Martin, Dan Morgan, Ralph NelsonPlots(1)
When a mentally retarded man named Charly (Robertson) undergoes experimental brain surgery, he is miraculously freed from the prison of his own mind. As his IQ soars to genius proportions, Charly's eyes are opened to a world he's never truly seen. But when the effects of his operation inexplicably begin to fade, Charly must find a way to halt his regression before his own mind destroys his life, his newfound romance and the man he's become. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Cliff Robertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387786_f1e359.jpg)
Cliff Robertson
USA
Best movies:
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Midway (1976)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
![Claire Bloom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270243_d4d2e1.jpg)
Claire Bloom
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
Limelight (1952)
![Lilia Skala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319056_bcd1e3.jpg)
Lilia Skala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Ship of Fools (1965)
Charly (1968)
![Leon Janney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496799_9477b4.jpg)
Leon Janney
USA
![Ruth White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/829/161829744_bf1ce3.jpg)
Ruth White
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Dick Van Patten
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Charly (1968)
Spaceballs (1987)
![Barney Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/000/162000289_425a08.gif)
Barney Martin
USA
Best movies:
The Wrong Man (1956)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Charly (1968)
Dan Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Charly (1968)
Pretty Poison (1968)
![Ralph Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/262/165262573_500f71.jpg)
Ralph Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Charly (1968)