Awakenings Author: Oliver Sacks Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian Director: Penny Marshall Cast Robert DeNiro Leonard Lowe Robin Williams Dr. Malcolm Sayer Julie Kavner Nurse Eleanor Costello Ruth Nelson Mrs. Lowe John Heard Dr. Kaufman Penelope Ann Miller Paula Alice Drummond Lucy Fishman Judith Malina Rose Barton Heyman Bert George Martin Frank Anne Meara Miriam Richard Libertini Sidney Tagline There is no such thing as a simple miracle. A Columbia Pictures Corporation production Released by Columbia Pictures