Feature film — 1997
The Secret Life of Algernon (1997)
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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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.
Phare-Est Productions / Marano Productions Inc.
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Director: Charles Jarrott
On screen
Cast & crew

John Cullum
Algernon Pendleton

Carrie-Anne Moss
Madge Clerisy

Charles Durning
Norbie Hess

Hrant Alianak
Mahir Sulleyman
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