Dead Poets Society (1989)

Directed by

Peter Weir

Written by

Tom Schulman

Cast

Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, George Martin

Genre

drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 12,719 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1959, an English teacher at a strict all-boys boarding school uses poetry to encourage his students to think independently and seize the day. The boys wrestle with their passions and the pressures from their families and the school.

inspiringpoignantthoughtfulmelancholicnostalgicgentlerebellioussomber

What happens

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy. It tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. Dead Poets Society was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Silver Screen Partners IV and released in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on June 2, 1989. The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim. It grossed $235.9 million worldwide against a $16.4 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1989. The film received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director and a Best Actor nomination for Williams. Schulman received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, the César Award for Best Foreign Film and the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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