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Charly

1968 film by Ralph Nelson
Movie film Q1067502
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Summary

Charly is a film[1]. Charly ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,452 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: Ralph Nelson[7]
  • Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant[8], Daniel Keyes[9]
  • Composer: Ravi Shankar[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], romance film[12], science fiction film[13]
  • Based on: Flowers for Algernon[14]
  • Cast member: Cliff Robertson[15], Claire Bloom[16], Leon Janney[17], Lilia Skala[18], Dick Van Patten[19], Barney Martin[20], Ruth White[21], Edward McNally[22]
  • Producer: Ralph Nelson[23]
  • Director of photography: Arthur J. Ornitz[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 50/100[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: September 23, 1968[30], 1968[31]
  • Distributed by: Cinerama Releasing Corporation[32], Netflix[33]
  • Narrative location: Massachusetts[34]
  • Film editor: Fredric Steinkamp[35]
  • Nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[36], Academy Award for Best Actor[37], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[38], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[39], Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[40]
  • Title: Charly[41]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[42]
  • After a work by: Daniel Keyes[43]
  • Different from: Charly[44]
  • Duration: 103 minutes[45]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[46]

Why It Matters

Charly has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Charly is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Charly receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Claire Bloom Cliff Robertson Daniel Keyes film Flowers for Algernon Massachusetts Netflix Ravi Shankar United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . RogerEbert.com. Retrieved . events.jsonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . AllMovie. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . cduniverse.com. cduniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . tcm.com. Retrieved . tcm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . film distribution certificate. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu',
    Ampas collections film id → W064014
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 62794
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 6178
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1968-09-23T00:00:00Z, +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Stirling Silliphant, Daniel Keyes
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/1003953, m/1003953-charly
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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