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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987)

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

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1h 15m

Drama, Musicals

June 5th, 1987

8.2/10

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Synopsis

Opera singer and professor Dr P is examined both in a clinic and in his home, as he suffers from a degeneration of the occipital lobe that allows him to see details but not wholes.

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Cast

Oliver Sacks
Self
John Tighe
Pathologist
Emile Belcourt
The Neurologist [Dr S]
(tenor)
Patricia Hooper
Mrs. P
(soprano)
Frederick Westcott
Dr. P
(Baritone)
Alexander Balanescu
Music Student
Debra Hauer
Florist
Elisabeth Perry
Music Student
Ruth Phillips
Music Student
Elizabeth Wilson
Music Student
Full cast & crew

Directors

Christopher Rawlence
Full cast & crew

Producers

Debra Hauer
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Michael Morris
adaptation
Michael Nyman
adaptation
Christopher Rawlence
adaptation
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A Neurological Opera

Keywords

independent film
based on book
opera
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

German
English

Release Dates

June 5th, 1987 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
June 5th, 1987 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) theatrical
August 31st, 1988 (United States of America) (New York City, New York)

Alternative Titles

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (original title)
Mies joka luuli vaimoaan hatuksi (Finland)
Mies joka luuli vaimoaan hatuksi - neurologinen ooppera (Finland) (complete title)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

75 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

ICA Television

Distribution Companies

Channel 4 Television Corporation
Films for the Humanities (United States of America)

Other Companies

Nexel (thanks)
Bill Lewington Musical Instruments (thanks)
Intelligent Chess Software (thanks)
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