Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

1990
1h 45m
5.2

5.2/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

poet insane asylum 19th century walt whitman american poets

Quick Facts

Release Date June 5, 1990
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0101413

Cast

Colm Feore
Colm Feore

Dr. Maurice Bucke

Rip Torn
Rip Torn

Walt Whitman

Wendel Meldrum
Wendel Meldrum

Jessie Bucke

Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy

Molly Jessop

Colin Fox
Colin Fox

Rev. Haines

David Gardner
David Gardner

Dr. Lett

Tom McCamus
Tom McCamus

Leonard Thomas

Albert Schultz
Albert Schultz

Dr. John Burgys

J. Winston Carroll
J. Winston Carroll

Henderson

Barbara Gordon
Barbara Gordon

Agatha Haines

Marsha Moreau
Marsha Moreau

Birdie Bucke

Roland Hewgill
Roland Hewgill

Timothy Pardee

Key Crew

John Kent Harrison
Director
John Kent Harrison
Screenplay