Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
- History
- Music
- TV Movie
A 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.
Cast
- John Bottoms
John Bottoms
Charles Edward Ives

Josh Hamilton
Young Charles Ives
- Sandra Kingsbury
Sandra Kingsbury
Harmony Ives
- John McIlwain
John McIlwain
Horatio Parker

Richard Russell Ramos
George Edward Ives
- Alan Shapiro
Alan Shapiro
Delivery Boy

Louis Turenne
Franz Milke

Louis Zorich
George W. Chadwick
- Christina Swing
Christina Swing
Mary Elizabeth Ives
- Ed Lynch
Ed Lynch
Minister
- Steve Katz
Steve Katz
- Mary Carter
Mary Carter
- Margaret Packer
Margaret Packer
- Terry Stoller
Terry Stoller
- Jonathan Golden
Jonathan Golden
- Michael Franks
Michael Franks
- Stuart Silver
Stuart Silver
- Joel Zwick
Joel Zwick

Deborah Rush
- Tiggy Eldred
Tiggy Eldred
- Rudy Benda
Rudy Benda
- Sandy Strenger
Sandy Strenger
- David Holzman
David Holzman
- Lucille Frisa
Lucille Frisa
- Gregg Johnson
Gregg Johnson
- Sheila Devany
Sheila Devany
- Greg Devany
Greg Devany
- Tom Devany
Tom Devany
- Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts
- Ed Dittemore
Ed Dittemore


















