Film · 1989
Dead Poets Society
Directed by Peter Weir
2h 9mUnited StatesEnglish
He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
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.
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Cast & crew
- Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
- Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
- Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
- Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
- Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
- Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
- Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
- James WaterstonGerard Pitts
- Norman LloydMr. Nolan
- Kurtwood SmithMr. Perry
- Carla BelverMrs. Perry
- Leon PownallMcAllister
- George MartinDr. Hager
- Joe AufieryChemistry Teacher
- Matt CareyHopkins
- Kevin CooneyJoe Danburry
- Jane MooreMrs. Danburry
- Lara Flynn BoyleGinny Danburry
- Colin IrvingChet Danburry
- Alexandra PowersChris Noel
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Written by
- Tom Schulman
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Produced by
- Tony Thomas, Steven Haft & Paul Junger Witt
- Cinematography
- John Seale
- Editing
- William M. Anderson