Dead Poets Society (1989)

06/02/1989 (US) • 2h 8m

Drama

He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Robin Williams

John Keating

Ethan Hawke

Todd Anderson

Josh Charles

Knox Overstreet

Gale Hansen

Charlie Dalton

Dylan Kussman

Richard Cameron

Allelon Ruggiero

Steven Meeks

James Waterston

Gerard Pitts

Norman Lloyd

Mr. Nolan


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$16,400,000.00

Revenue

$235,900,000.00

Keywords

individual

friendship

philosophy

poetry

literature

professor

based on true story

coming of age

teacher

school play

new england

vermont

schoolteacher

preparatory school

1950s

teenager

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