Cliff Robertson was named Best Actor for his portrayal as Charly Gordon, a mentally-retarded adult of thirty who undergoes an experimental brain operation and briefly becomes a man of superior intellect before tragically regressing to his former condition. Cliff Robertson originally portrayed Charly on television, as a 1961 U.S. steel drama, then bought the property and helped bring it to the screen. Charly is based on the novel "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes and was produced and directed by Ralph Nelson from a screenplay adapted by Stirling Siliphant. Selmur Pictures-Robertson Associates. Cinerama Releasing Corp. 1968. 106 minutes. Presented with permission by the Walt Disney Company.

Academy Awards: Best Actor (Cliff Robertson)

Charly will screen in the Academy Theatre at Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th St., New York