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Product Information
Drama based on the true story of a doctor who provides an experimental drug to a group of people suffering from a sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive treatment is cured for one brief summer.
Product Identifiers
EAN5035822246034
eBay Product ID (ePID)3944386
Product Key Features
ActorPenelope Ann Miller, Robert De Niro, Max von Sydow, Julie Kavner, Robin Williams, John Heard
FeaturesWidescreen, Filmographies\Trailer\Featurette, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerRandy Newman
Additional InformationBased on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value life's simple pleasures. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Robert De Niro, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
ReviewsUSA Today - "...De Niro's widely praised performance is like the rest of the film: competent, a product of hard work..." -- 3 out of 4 stars, Rolling Stone - ...An emotional knockout....Williams and DeNiro are astounding. So's the movie. It takes a piece out of you...