Synopsis
Algernon is an old man who lives alone, having conversations with a porcelain cat and enjoys making things out of bones... he boils a neighbor's dead dog for the bones... and he is visited by an old friend who is dying of ailments and thus commits suicide, leaving a million dollars in a suitcase. A woman claiming to be interested in Algernon's Egyptologist great grandfather pretends to be in love with Algernon... and he almost falls for it.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles JarrottWriter
- John CullumWriter
- Charles JarrottDirector
- John GrayWriter
Cast
- John CullumAlgernon Pendleton
- Carrie-Anne MossMadge Clerisy
- Charles DurningNorbie Hess
- Hrant AlianakMahir Sulleyman
Themes
loner