Dead Poets Society
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| 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 Anderson |
Production company | Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16.4 million |
| Box office | $235.9 million[1] |
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama movie directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The movie 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.
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
Dead Poets Society Media
Robin Williams plays John Keating.
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References
- ↑ Dead Poets Society (1989) – Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent. Dead Poets Society (1989) June 2, 1989 Review/Film; Shaking Up a Boys' School With Poetry. The New York Times (June 2, 1989). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
Other websites
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- Dead Poets Society at Box Office Mojo
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- Dead Poets Society at Metacritic
Categories:
- 1989 movies
- English-language movies
- 1989 drama movies
- 1980s coming-of-age movies
- 1980s high school movies
- 1980s teen drama movies
- American coming-of-age movies
- American high school movies
- American teen drama movies
- Coming-of-age drama movies
- Movies about educators
- Movies about dysfunctional families
- Suicide in movies
- Movies set in the 1950s
- Movies set in boarding schools
- Movies set in Delaware
- Movies set in Vermont
- Movies directed by Peter Weir
- Movies composed by Maurice Jarre