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The Secret Life of Algernon(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-11-15
40%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Marano Productions Inc.
Movie: The Secret Life of Algernon
Top 4 Billed Cast
John Cullum
Algernon Pendleton
Carrie-Anne Moss
Madge Clerisy
Charles Durning
Norbie Hess
Hrant Alianak
Mahir Sulleyman
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Overview
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.
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1997-11-15
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4
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