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05/06/1990 Drama 1h 45m
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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.

  1. John Kent Harrison

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Colm Feore

    Dr. Maurice Bucke

  2. Rip Torn

    Walt Whitman

  3. Wendel Meldrum

    Jessie Bucke

  4. Sheila McCarthy

    Molly Jessop

  5. Colin Fox

    Rev. Haines

  6. David Gardner

    Dr. Lett

  7. Tom McCamus

    Leonard Thomas

  8. Albert Schultz

    Dr. John Burgys

  9. J. Winston Carroll

    Henderson

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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