The Secret Life of Algernon
1997•1h 46m•6.5•Released
Comedy
Algernon is an old man who lives alone, having conversations with a porcelain cat and enjoys making things out of bones... he boils a neighbor's dead dog for the bones... and he is visited by an old friend who is dying of ailments and thus commits suicide, leaving a million dollars in a suitcase. A woman claiming to be interested in Algernon's Egyptologist great grandfather pretends to be in love with Algernon... and he almost falls for it.
Director
Charles Jarrott
Writer
Charles Jarrott, John Cullum, John Gray
Languages
English
Studio
Phare-Est Productions
Cast
John Cullum
Algernon Pendleton
Carrie-Anne Moss
Madge Clerisy
Charles Durning
Norbie Hess
Hrant Alianak
Mahir Sulleyman
Production
Company
Phare-Est Productions
Company
Marano Productions Inc.
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