At First Sight (1999 film)

At First Sight
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Directed byIrwin Winkler
Screenplay bySteve Levitt
Based onEssay titled "To See and Not See" from the 1995 book An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
Produced byRob Cowan
Irwin Winkler
Starring
CinematographyJohn Seale
Edited byJulie Monroe
Music byMark Isham
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Release date
  • January 15, 1999 (1999-01-15)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million
Box office$22.4 million

At First Sight is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino. It is based on the essay "To See and Not See" in neurologist Oliver Sacks's 1995 book An Anthropologist on Mars and inspired by the true life story of Shirl Jennings. The film was written by Steve Levitt.