Drama · Canada · 1990 · 1h 45m

Beautiful Dreamers

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Director
John Kent Harrison
Cast
Colm Feore as Dr. Maurice Bucke Rip Torn as Walt Whitman Wendel Meldrum as Jessie Bucke Sheila McCarthy as Molly Jessop Colin Fox as Rev. Haines David Gardner as Dr. Lett
Crew
François Protat — Director of Photography John Kent Harrison — Screenplay Seamus Flannery — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
poetinsane asylum19th centurywalt whitmanamerican poets
Key Collaborators
John Kent Harrison Director François Protat Director of Photography John Kent Harrison Screenplay Seamus Flannery Production Design
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