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Beautiful Dreamers (1990)

★ 5.2/10 105 min Drama Canada English
Screenplay by: John Kent Harrison
Streaming: Not available
The World Changes Some People. Some People Change The World.

Description

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.

Top 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 Dr. Lett
Tom McCamus
Tom McCamus Leonard Thomas
Albert Schultz Dr. John Burgys

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