Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
Directed by	Peter Weir
Produced by	Steven Haft; Paul Junger Witt; Tony Thomas
Written by	Tom Schulman
Starring	Robin Williams
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	William M. Anderson
Production; company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1989;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16.4 million
Box office	$235,860,116

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama movie directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams.

It is set at the conservative and aristocratic Welton Academy in Vermont in 1959,^[2] it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. The movie was critically acclaimed and was nominated for many awards.

The script was written by Tom Schulman. It is based on his life at the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Filming took place at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware.

Cast

Robin Williams as John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard as Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke as Todd Anderson
Josh Charles as Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen as Charlie Dalton
Norman Lloyd as Headmaster Gale Nolan
Kurtwood Smith as Mr. Perry
Dylan Kussman as Richard Cameron
James Waterston as Gerard Pitts
Allelon Ruggiero as Stephen Meeks
Leon Pownall as McAllister
Alexandra Powers as Chris Noel
Kevin Cooney as Joe Danburry
Welker White as Tina
Debra Mooney as Mrs. Anderson
George Martin as Dr. Hager

Release dates

Country	Premiere
United States	9 June 1989
Australia	20 July 1989
United Kingdom	22 September 1989
Ireland	29 September 1989
Italy	29 September 1989
	13 October 1989
Spain	22 November 1989
Iceland	12 January 1990
Sweden	12 January 1990
France	17 January 1990
Denmark	19 January 1990
Netherlands	19 January 1990
Norway	19 January 1990
Portugal	19 January 1990
Greece	25 January 1990
West Germany	25 January 1990
Austria	26 January 1990
Finland	26 January 1990
Argentina	15 February 1990
Mexico	16 February 1990
Brazil	28 February 1990
Taiwan	8 March 1990
Uruguay	8 March 1990
Hungary	15 March 1990
Japan	17 March 1990
Turkey	13 April 1990
Colombia	10 May 1990
South Korea	19 May 1990
Poland	19 October 1990