Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
Directed by	Peter Weir
Written by	Tom Schulman
Produced by	Steven Haft; Paul Junger Witt; Tony Thomas
Starring	Robin Williams
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	William Anderson
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Silver Screen Partners IV
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	June 2, 1989;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16.4 million
Box office	$235.9 million

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

References

↑ "Dead Poets Society (1989) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
↑ Canby, Vincent (June 2, 1989). "Dead Poets Society (1989) June 2, 1989 Review/Film; Shaking Up a Boys' School With Poetry". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

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[1] "Dead Poets Society (1989) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

[canby-2] Canby, Vincent (June 2, 1989). "Dead Poets Society (1989) June 2, 1989 Review/Film; Shaking Up a Boys' School With Poetry". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

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