19892h 9mDir. Peter Weir

Dead Poets Society

Name: Dead Poets Society
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-06-02
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen

“He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.”

Drama

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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.

Starring:Robin Williams,Robert Sean Leonard,Ethan Hawke,Josh Charles,Gale Hansen

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Robin Williams

John Keating

Robert Sean Leonard

Neil Perry

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

Kurtwood Smith

Mr. Perry

Carla Belver

Mrs. Perry

Leon Pownall

McAllister

Key Production Crew

Director

Peter Weir

Screenplay & Writers

Tom Schulman

Cinematography

John Seale

Original Score

Maurice Jarre

Producers

Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas

Film Details

Budget$16,400,000

Box Office Revenue$235,860,116

Original Languageen

Production Studios

A Steven Haft ProductionWitt/Thomas ProductionsSilver Screen Partners IVTouchstone Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#individual#friendship#philosophy#poetry#literature#professor#coming of age#teacher#school play#new england

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

After watching this masterpiece, Dead poets society (1989) by Peter Weir, the first thing that comes into my mind is – “O captain, my captain” …. The Dead Poets Society is a remarkable film that shows how education c...

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