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Awakenings

Name: Awakenings
Director: Penny Marshall
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-12-04
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller

Drama

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.

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Cast

Robert De NiroRobin WilliamsJohn HeardJulie KavnerPenelope Ann MillerRuth NelsonMax von SydowAnne MearaDexter GordonGeorge MartinAlice DrummondRichard Libertini

Director

Penny Marshall

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