Beautiful Dreamers (1990)

06/05/1990 (CA) • 1h 45m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Colm Feore

Dr. Maurice Bucke

Rip Torn

Walt Whitman

Wendel Meldrum

Jessie Bucke

Sheila McCarthy

Molly Jessop

Colin Fox

Rev. Haines

Tom McCamus

Leonard Thomas

Albert Schultz

Dr. John Burgys


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

poet

insane asylum

walt whitman

1880s

american poets

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