Awakenings

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(1990)

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Synopsis:

A doctor understandably arouses equal measures of interest and suspicion when he discovers a way of temporarily reviving patients who have been trapped in a comatose state for upwards of 30 years. The heavyweight cast in this powerful and emotional drama includes Max von Sydow and The Simpsons stalwart Julie Kavner, but it's the two leads, an effectively restrained Robin Williams as the shy medic and Robert De Niro as a patient who had been in his coma since childhood, who steal the acting honou…

Starring:

Robin Williams as Dr Malcolm Sayer, Robert De Niro as Leonard Lowe, Julie Kavner as Eleanor Costello, Penelope Ann Miller as Paula, Max von Sydow as Dr Peter Ingham, Alice Drummond as Lucy, John Heard as Dr Kaufman, Ruth Nelson as Mrs Lowe

Credits:

Penny Marshall - Director, Walter F. Parkes - Producer, Lawrence Lasker - Producer

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