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The Lathe of Heaven (1980)

Film · 1980 · 104 min · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Drama

Ursula K. Le Guin's Science Fiction Masterpiece

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.

Directed by Fred Barzyk

Starring Bruce Davison, Peyton E. Park, Niki Flacks, Kevin Conway, Vandi Clark, Bernedette Whitehead, Jo Livingston, Jane Roberts

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First release anywhere9 January 1980

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