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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1990-06-05
- video_camera_front Companies ONF | NFB
- timer Runtime: 105 Mins
- star Rating: 5.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 5 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0101413
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Colm Feore
Dr. Maurice Bucke

Rip Torn
Walt Whitman

Wendel Meldrum
Jessie Bucke

Sheila McCarthy
Molly Jessop

Colin Fox
Rev. Haines

David Gardner
Dr. Lett

Tom McCamus
Leonard Thomas

Albert Schultz
Dr. John Burgys

J. Winston Carroll
Henderson

Barbara Gordon
Agatha Haines

Marsha Moreau
Birdie Bucke

Roland Hewgill
Timothy Pardee
groups Crew

François Protat
Director of Photography

John Kent Harrison
Director

Walt Whitman
Poem

Seamus Flannery
Production Design

John Kent Harrison
Screenplay

Lawrence Shragge
Music

Charles Bowers
Sound Editor

Ellen Adams
Dialogue Editor

Terry Burke
Sound Effects

Tony Currie
Dialogue Editor
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