Beautiful Dreamers
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.
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Beautiful Dreamers
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 5, 1990
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
User Score
52%
Original Title
Beautiful Dreamers
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
John Kent Harrison
Description
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.