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The Lathe of Heaven(Movie, 1980)

1h 45min | Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
The Lathe of HeavenRating: 3.3/5 (with 1414 votes)
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, re-writing, 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. ()
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About The Lathe of Heaven

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Lathe of Heaven" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/01/1980 (World premiere: 01/09/1980)
Director: David Loxton, Fred Barzyk
Producer: David Loxton
Composer: Michael Small

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