Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
1977A thoroughly researched biopic of Charles Ives, America's greatest and most innovative composer (and insurance executive), who combined strikingly futuristic experimentalism with gentle nostalgia. Includes narration taken directly from Ives's own writings, and reminiscence from those who knew him.
Acted in
John Bottoms
as Charles Edward Ives
Josh Hamilton
as Young Charles Ives
Sandra Kingsbury
as Harmony Ives
John McIlwain
as Horatio Parker
Richard Russell Ramos
as George Edward Ives
Alan Shapiro
as Delivery Boy
Louis Turenne
as Franz Milke
Louis Zorich
as George W. Chadwick
Christina Swing
as Mary Elizabeth Ives
Ed Lynch
as Minister
Steve Katz
Mary Carter
Margaret Packer
Terry Stoller
Jonathan Golden
Michael Franks
Stuart Silver
Joel Zwick
Deborah Rush
Tiggy Eldred
Rudy Benda
Sandy Strenger
David Holzman
Lucille Frisa
Gregg Johnson
Sheila Devany
Greg Devany
Tom Devany
Richard Roberts
Ed Dittemore