I suppose nowadays we would diagnose "David" (Keir Dullea) with some sort of compulsive disorder, but he really doesn't like to be touched - however affectionately. At the end of their tethers, his well-to-do parents have sent him to a school that specialises in educating and treating folk with mental illness - but he hates authority and so the best efforts of "Dr. Swinford" (Howard Da Silva) are making little…
An unusual love story!
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
Top Cast
Keir Dullea
David Clemens
Janet Margolin
Lisa Brandt
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Swinford
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Clemens
Clifton James
John
Richard McMurray
Mr. Stewart Clemens
Nancy Nutter
Maureen
Mathew Anden
Simon
Jaime Sánchez
Carlos
Coni Hudak
Kate
Karen Lynn Gorney
Josette
Janet Lee Parker
Sandra
Frank Perry
Newsdealer (uncredited)
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What is David and Lisa about?
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his…
When was David and Lisa released?
David and Lisa was released in 1962.
What genres does David and Lisa belong to?
David and Lisa is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in David and Lisa?
The cast of David and Lisa includes Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James.