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  1. Movies
  2. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

1987
1h 15m
Drama
Music

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

1h 15m

Storyline

"A Neurological Opera"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Jun 5, 1987
Languages
German
English
Director
Christopher Rawlence
Production
ICA Television
ICA Television
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

Himself

John Tighe

Emile Belcourt

Patricia Hooper

Frederick Westcott

Alexander Bălănescu

Alexander Bălănescu

Debra Hauer

Elisabeth Perry

Ruth Phillips

Elizabeth Wilson

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