Project Detail

The Secret Life of Algernon

Synopsis

The story of Algernon Pendleton who lives a quiet and obscure existence in his great grandfather's house with Eulalia, his talkative and jealous porcelain cat. Arrives Madge, a captivating and ruthless professor of Egyptology, convinced there is a buried Egyptian treasure in Al's backyard. When Al' s war buddy, Norbie, drops in with a suitcase full of money and mind-numbing absinthe, Al's quiet life careers wildly out of control.

Details

Year: 1998
Type of project: Features
Running time: 104 min
Format: 35mm
Director: Charles Jarott
Producer: Nancy Marano
Screenwriter: John Cullum, John Gray, Charles Jarrott
Director of Photography: Gregory Middleton
Principal cast: John Cullum, Carrie-Anne Moss and Charles Durning

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Canada co-production

Marano Productions Inc

435 4th Avenue SW
Calgary
Alberta
Canada

Sales Company

Victor Film Co Ltd

39-43 Brewer Street
London
W1R 3FD

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