Awakenings is a movie directed by Penny Marshall in 1990 and based on the book of the same name by Oliver Sacks, first published in 1973. The movie features Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, and others.
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Storyline
In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City. After working extensively with the catatonic patients who survived the 1917–1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica, Sayer discovers certain stimuli will reach beyond the patients’ respective catatonic states.
Movie vs Book
Year
1990
Minutes
121
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1973
Pages
464
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
Awakenings
Author: Oliver Sacks
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 464 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's no chance of me doing so in the future.”
ALAN MOORE (Author)
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