| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
A true story about a maverick doctor who "awakens" his catatonic patients after decades of darkness DVD |
| Notes |
Special features: filmographies of the director and key cast, behind the scenes featurette, original trailer |
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Based on the book: Awakenings / by Oliver Sacks |
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Colour recording system: PAL ; region 4 |
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D12460 |
| Credits |
Directed by Penny Marshall ; screenplay, Steven Zaillian ; produced by Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker |
| Performer |
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max Von Sydow, Alice Drummond |
| Audience |
Rated: M 15+ |
| Notes |
First released United States : Columbia Pictures, 1990 |
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DVD |
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English dialogue, English, French, Italian, Greek, German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Arabic, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Hebrew, Spanish subtitle options |
| Subject |
Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease -- Case studies -- Drama.
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Epidemic encephalitis -- Complications -- Case studies -- Drama.
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Dopa -- Therapeutic use -- Case studies -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Zaillian, Steven.
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Lasker, Lawrence.
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De Niro, Robert.
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Sydow, Max von, 1929-
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Miller, Penelope Ann.
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Parkes, Walter F.
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Kavner, Julie.
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Marshall, Penny.
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Heard, John, 1946-2017.
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Williams, Robin, 1951-2014.
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Nelson, Ruth, 1905-1992.
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Drummond, Alice, 1928-2016.
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Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015.
Awakenings
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Columbia Pictures.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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