
Information
Release DateJune 5, 1990
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased
ProductionONF | NFB
LanguagesEnglish
5.0
7 votesPopularity0
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director
John Kent Harrison
Featured Cast

Colm Feore
Dr. Maurice Bucke

Rip Torn
Walt Whitman

Wendel Meldrum
Jessie Bucke

Sheila McCarthy
Molly Jessop

Colin Fox
Rev. Haines


