The Secret Life of Algernon
1997, English. Directed by Charles Jarrott.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 November 1997
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Written by
- Charles Jarrott, John Cullum, John Gray
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The Secret Life of Algernon runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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The Secret Life of Algernon isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 November 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Secret Life of Algernon?
The Secret Life of Algernon (1997) was directed by Charles Jarrott and stars John Cullum, Carrie-Anne Moss, Charles Durning.