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The Secret Life of Algernon

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The Secret Life of Algernon

4.0

1h 46m

1997

Synopsis

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

Comedy

loner

Cast & Crew

John Cullum

John Cullum

as Algernon Pendleton

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

as Madge Clerisy

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

as Norbie Hess

Hrant Alianak

Hrant Alianak

as Mahir Sulleyman

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