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Director
  
Charles Jarrott

Producer
  
Nancy Marano

Country
  
Canada, filmed on location at The Maplegrove Inn, in Riverside Albert NB.

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Release date
  
1997

Writer
  
John Cullum, John Gray, Russell Greenan (novel), Charles Jarrott

Genres
  
Comedy, Romantic comedy, Comedy-drama

Cast
  
Carrie-Anne Moss
(Madge Clerisy),
John Cullum
,
Charles Durning
,
Hrant Alianak
,
Kay Hawtrey

Similar movies
  
Related Charles Jarrott movies

The secret life of algernon


The Secret Life of Algernon is a 1997 film directed by Charles Jarrott. It stars John Cullum and Carrie-Anne Moss in an early film appearance. It won an award at the 1998 Breckenridge Festival of Film. The film is based on the novel by Russell H. Greenan The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton.

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Plot

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.

Cast

  • John Cullum as Algernon Pendelton
  • Carrie-Anne Moss as Madge Clarisy
  • Charles Durning as Norbie Hess
  • Hrant Alianak as Mahir Sullyman
  • Kay Hawtrey as Mrs. Binney
  • References

    The Secret Life of Algernon Wikipedia
    The Secret Life of Algernon IMDb