Beautiful Dreamers
1990, English. Directed by John Kent Harrison.
The World Changes Some People. Some People Change The World.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John Kent HarrisonDirector
- Colm FeoreDr. Maurice Bucke
- Rip TornWalt Whitman
- Wendel MeldrumJessie Bucke
- Sheila McCarthyMolly Jessop
- Colin FoxRev. Haines
- David GardnerDr. Lett
- Tom McCamusLeonard Thomas
- Albert SchultzDr. John Burgys
- J. Winston CarrollHenderson
- Barbara GordonAgatha Haines
- Marsha MoreauBirdie Bucke
- Roland HewgillTimothy Pardee
Details
- Released
- 5 June 1990
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- John Kent Harrison
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Beautiful Dreamers runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Beautiful Dreamers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 June 1990. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beautiful Dreamers?
Beautiful Dreamers (1990) was directed by John Kent Harrison and stars Colm Feore, Rip Torn, Wendel Meldrum.