At First Sight is a movie directed by Irwin Winkler in 1999 and based on the book To See and Not See by Oliver Sacks, first published in 1995. The movie features Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison, Nathan Lane, and others.
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Year
1999
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
6.00
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Movie
At First Sight
Director: Irwin Winkler
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 2h8m
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Year
1995
Pages
45
Book Rate
8.30
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Book
To See and Not See
Author: Oliver Sacks
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 45 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
Book series: An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
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