Train of Dreams

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Train of Dreams
Directed by John N. Smith
Written bySally Bochner
John N. Smith
Sam Grana
Produced bySam Grana
Starring Jason St. Amour
Christopher Neil
Frederick Eugene Ward
Music by Three O'Clock Train
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada
Release date
22 October 1987 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Train of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film directed by John N. Smith and starring Jason St. Amour, Christopher Neil and Frederick Eugene Ward as a popular teacher. In this documentary-style drama, a delinquent teenager tries to put his life on the right track. [1]

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Awards

The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1987, and was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1988. Jason St. Amour also won the Best Actor award at the Paris Film Festival in 1989.

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References

  1. "Train of Dreams". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

Train of Dreams in the NFB collection catalog