Summary
Based on the true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks, it details his experimentation with the drug L-dopa which inspired the 'awakening' of a number of catatonic patients, some of whom had been sleeping for as long as 30 years.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease
-- Case studies
-- Drama.
Epidemic encephalitis -- Complications -- Case studies -- Drama. Dopa -- Therapeutic use -- Case studies -- Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Culver City, Calif. :Columbia TriStar Home Video,1997 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Based on (work): Awakenings. |
| Contributors |
Marshall, Penny.
Schmidt, Arne L. Abbott, Elliot. Zaillian, Steven. Parkes, Walter F. Lasker, Lawrence. Williams, Robin, 1951-2014. De Niro, Robert. Heard, John, 1946-2017 Kavner, Julie. Miller, Penelope Ann. Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015. Based on (work): Awakenings. Columbia Pictures. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max Von Sydow. |
| Other Contributors |
Music by Randy Newman. |
| Audience |
Rated: PG-13. |
| Language |
English Spanish French In English, Spanish and French with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. Based on the novel by Oliver Sacks. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby surround. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0800177363 9780800177362 |
| Other | Classic View |