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9 January 1980 (USA) morePlot:
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs... more | add synopsisAwards:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bruce Davison | ... | George Orr | |
| Peyton E. Park | ... | Mannie Ahrens (as Peyton Park) | |
| Niki Flacks | ... | Penny Crouch | |
| Kevin Conway | ... | Dr. William Haber | |
| Vandi Clark | ... | Aunt Ethel | |
| Bernadette Whitehead | ... | George's Mother | |
| Jo Livingston | ... | George's Father | |
| Jane Roberts | ... | Grandmother | |
| Tom Matts | ... | Grandfather | |
| Frank Miller | ... | Parole Officer | |
| Joye Nash | ... | Woman on Subway | |
| Gena Sleete | ... | Woman on Subway | |
| Margaret Avery | ... | Heather LeLache | |
| Ben McKinley III | ... | Orderlie | |
| R.A. Mihailoff | ... | Orderlie |
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Unseen for twenty years because of a copyright issue: in one scene, George Orr plays a record of The Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends." The film was finally allowed to be rebroadcast when The Beatles' version of the song was replaced with one sung by a different vocalist. moreQuotes:
[Quoting Chuang Tse.]George Orr: Those whom heaven helps we call the sons of heaven. They do not learn this by learning. They do not work it by working. They do not reason it by using reason. To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment. Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe of heaven.
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To those who came to this one expecting the A&E remake, don't worry. You've come to the right place. Although the A&E version has all the glitz and glamor, this 1980 PBS production has all the rest (which the A&E is sadly missing).
1. It is fairly loyal to the material, Ursula K. Le Guin's novel.
2. It is well acted, arguably very well acted.
3. Characterization is loyal to that in the novel.
4. It communicates the somewhat convoluted plot quite effectively.
5. It carries the message forward. (No spoilers here.)
(The A&E remake accomplishes *none* of these.)
So snag this one on DVD while it's still available. Watch it. It's a little treasure. Although the glitz and glamor of the A&E remake are missing, it has everything else.
"Antwerp"