Dr. Maurice Bucke
Colm Feore
Dr. Maurice Bucke
Beautiful Dreamers
“The World Changes Some People. Some People Change The World.”
5.2
1990
1h 45m
Drama
Director: John Kent Harrison
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.
Cast
Walt Whitman
Rip Torn
Walt Whitman
Jessie Bucke
Wendel Meldrum
Jessie Bucke
Molly Jessop
Sheila McCarthy
Molly Jessop
Rev. Haines
Colin Fox
Rev. Haines
Dr. Lett
David Gardner
Dr. Lett
Leonard Thomas
Tom McCamus
Leonard Thomas
Dr. John Burgys
Albert Schultz
Dr. John Burgys
Henderson
J. Winston Carroll
Henderson
Agatha Haines
Barbara Gordon
Agatha Haines
Birdie Bucke
Marsha Moreau
Birdie Bucke
Timothy Pardee
Roland Hewgill
Timothy Pardee
Reviews
Loading reviews...
Movies
Similar Movies
More movies you might want to watch next.
6.0
The Kid
2019 Movie
7.1
Love's Unending Legacy
2007 Movie
6.1
Ned Kelly
2003 Movie
7.1
Once Upon a Time in China
1991 Movie
5.6
Set Fire to the Stars
2014 Movie
6.7
The First Great Train Robbery
1978 Movie
7.8
The Twilight Samurai
2002 Movie
6.8
Wyatt Earp
1994 Movie
6.5
The Horseman on the Roof
1995 Movie
8.1
Yojimbo
1961 Movie
7.0
Songs Within
2024 Movie
7.4
Lost Illusions
2021 Movie