Movie
Dead Poets Society
1989PG2h 9m8.3 / 10
He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
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Synopsis
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
More about Dead Poets Society
Cast
Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
James WaterstonGerard PittsCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Written by
- Tom Schulman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $16.4M
- Box office
- $235.9M
Production
- A Steven Haft Production
- Witt/Thomas Productions
- Silver Screen Partners IVUnited States
Touchstone PicturesUnited States
Themes
1950sbased on true storycoming of agefriendshipindividualliteraturenew englandphilosophy
