The Lathe of Heaven (1980)

Directed by

David Loxton, Fred Barzyk

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man's dreams can change reality. A psychiatrist tries to use this power for his own purposes.

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What happens

The Lathe of Heaven is a 1980 film adaptation of the 1971 science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was produced in 1979 as part of New York City public television station WNET's Experimental TV Lab project, and directed by David Loxton and Fred Barzyk. Le Guin, by her own account, was involved in the casting, script planning, rewriting, and filming of the production. The film stars Bruce Davison as protagonist George Orr, Kevin Conway as Dr. William Haber, and Margaret Avery as lawyer Heather LeLache. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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