USA,
1990, 121 min
Directed by:
Penny MarshallScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Miroslav OndříčekComposer:
Randy NewmanCast:
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Alice Drummond, Barton Heyman, George Martin, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A passionate and unorthodox doctor struggles to cure patients of the after-effects of encephalitis, a neurological disorder which struck many victims in the 1920s, rendering some survivors motionless and seemingly thoughtless. Based on a true story. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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