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.
| Title | Beautiful Dreamers |
|---|---|
| Year | 1990 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Canada |
| Studio | ONF | NFB |
| Cast | Colm Feore, Rip Torn, Wendel Meldrum, Sheila McCarthy, Colin Fox, David Gardner |
| Crew | François Protat (Director of Photography), John Kent Harrison (Director), Walt Whitman (Poem), Seamus Flannery (Production Design), John Kent Harrison (Screenplay), Lawrence Shragge (Music) |
| Keyword | poet, insane asylum, walt whitman, 1880s, inspired by true events, american poets |
| Release | Jun 05, 1990 |
| Runtime | 105 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 5.20 / 10 by 5 users |
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