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    Beautiful Dreamers

    105'

    1990-06-05

    5

    The World Changes Some People. Some People Change The World.

    Drama

    Overview:

    When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radically changed. Like Dr. Bucke, Whitman has avant-garde ideas on the subject of mental illness. "Dreamers" is based on true events. Dr. Bucke became an important biographer of Walt Whitman.

    DirectingJohn Kent HarrisonWritingJohn Kent Harrison

    Cast

    2

    Dr. Maurice Bucke

    Colm Feore

    2

    Walt Whitman

    Rip Torn

    1

    Jessie Bucke

    Wendel Meldrum

    1

    Molly Jessop

    Sheila McCarthy

    1

    Rev. Haines

    Colin Fox

    1

    Dr. Lett

    David Gardner

    1

    Leonard Thomas

    Tom McCamus

    1

    Dr. John Burgys

    Albert Schultz

    1

    Henderson

    J. Winston Carroll

    1

    Agatha Haines

    Barbara Gordon

    1

    Birdie Bucke

    Marsha Moreau

    1

    Timothy Pardee

    Roland Hewgill

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Canada
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. ONF | NFB
    • Vote Count: 7
    • Popularity: 0.5478
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Beautiful Dreamers

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