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The Visionary

  • Video
  • 1990
  • 1h 30m
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The Visionary (1990)
Western

An American Indian and his wife are in crisis. Their Psychiatrist over-comes tribal prejudices to get an Indian Medicine Man to help them. The healing ceremony proves as harrowing for the ps... Read allAn American Indian and his wife are in crisis. Their Psychiatrist over-comes tribal prejudices to get an Indian Medicine Man to help them. The healing ceremony proves as harrowing for the psychiatrist as it is for the couple-yet only true enlightenment can set the human spirit fr... Read allAn American Indian and his wife are in crisis. Their Psychiatrist over-comes tribal prejudices to get an Indian Medicine Man to help them. The healing ceremony proves as harrowing for the psychiatrist as it is for the couple-yet only true enlightenment can set the human spirit free.

  • Directors
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Douglas Day Stewart
  • Writers
    • T.Y. Drake
    • Charles E. Israel
  • Stars
    • Roy Thinnes
    • Jay Silverheels
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    138
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Douglas Day Stewart
    • Writers
      • T.Y. Drake
      • Charles E. Israel
    • Stars
      • Roy Thinnes
      • Jay Silverheels
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Roy Thinnes
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    • Dr. James Whitman
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    Jay Silverheels
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    • Medicine Man
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    • Directors
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Douglas Day Stewart
    • Writers
      • T.Y. Drake
      • Charles E. Israel
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    • Trivia
      Two episodes of the 1971 show "The Psychiatrist," re-edited into a feature format. One of the episodes is "On Par for the Course," one of Steven Spielberg's earliest directorial efforts -- hence his co-credit.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Psychiatrist (1970)

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    • Filming locations
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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