--- product_id: 101051117 title: "Charly" brand: "cliff robertsonclaire bloom" price: "£126.78" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/101051117-charly store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Charly **Brand:** cliff robertsonclaire bloom **Price:** £126.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Charly by cliff robertsonclaire bloom - **How much does it cost?** £126.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/101051117-charly) ## Best For - cliff robertsonclaire bloom enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cliff robertsonclaire bloom brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Charly ## Images ![Charly - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91452biSuzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holds up after 50 years *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019* Hadn’t seen this film since seeing it in theater 50 years ago and remembered little of it when watching it recently. A charming story about a (now-termed) developmentally disabled 32-year-old man who consents to an experimental operation to reverse his mental disability. Charly Gordon (Cliff Robertson) is guided by his night school teacher Miss Killian (Claire Bloom) through the process. Based on the novel “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, the story follows Charly’s awakening first to normal intelligence, then to exceptional intelligence. While the film is beset with some late-sixties cinema clichés, it holds up well in presenting the eventually sad story. Robertson won the best actor Oscar for his performance and deservedly so, beating Ron Moody’s excellent Fagin performance in “Oliver!” among others. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Possibly Cliff Robertson’s finest performance *by B***B on Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019* Claire Bloom and Cliff Robertson both provide exceptional performances. It is an imaginative premise which permitted Robertson to truly demonstrate his range in playing the role of a mentally impaired individual who through a drug becomes brilliant and then relapses in the context of a romance. It remains one of my favorite films. Consider the premise of Forest Gump becoming Einstein( That is a bit of exaggeration, but provide my implied recognition of the range of characters Tom Hanks has played.). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flowers for Algernon--one of the greatest stories in SciFi *by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2014* Daniel Keyes created a timeless classic that stirs the heart and mind, and Cliff Robertson made it come to life on screen. I loved the story, book, and movie back in the 1960s and I love them now. Mary Shelley established the concept of science run-amok long before Keyes, but her Frankenstein monster is usually mistaken for the creature, not its creator. Keyes establishes a clearer line: his hero is just that, and his doctors not megalomaniacs, but people who accept the idea that because science can do something, it should. And that seems true, especially when the work is so benign, so kind; especially when a nice, 68 IQ man can be transformed.Other questions for science emerge: what is informed consent, and what does it matter, if informed consent itself is only possible after the actual experiment makes the subject capable of giving it? The questions are many, and yet the film is not preachy or pedantic. Rather, I love Charly (Charlie in the Keyes' work) and I root for him, even as I know he is in an impossible, hopeless situation, and he comes to know it. The mouse, Algernon, becomes a touchstone that both Charly and I learn to love, as well. Charly's victory is in becoming, and his tragedy is that becoming transforms him through loss of innocence. Just as a child sees love in every face, until he doesn't, Charly's unequivocal trust in human kindness, tried and tested, becomes an unforeseen consequence of the experiment. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/101051117-charly](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/101051117-charly) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*