Awakenings
Based on a true story, a passionate and somewhat unorthodox doctor struggles to cure patients of encephalitis, a sleeping disorder which struck many victims in the 1920s, rendering them motionless and seemingly thoughtless.
Directed by
Penny Marshall
Cast
Robert De Niro - Leonard Lowe
Robin Williams - Doctor Malcolm Sayer
Julie Kavner - Eleanor Costello
Ruth Nelson - Mrs Lowe
John Heard - Doctor Kaufman
Penelope Ann Miller - Paula
Alice Drummond - Lucy
Judith Malina - Rose
Barton Heyman - Bert
George Martin - Frank
Production Co.
Lasker/Parkes Productions
Produced by
Arne L. Schmidt
Elliot Abbott
Penny Marshall
Studio
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Writer
Oliver Sacks
Steven Zaillian
Music
Randy Newman
