Dead Poets Society

Theatrical - Wide 1989-06-02

Cast Robin Williams Ethan Hawke Josh Charles Dylan Kussman Kurtwood Smith
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tom Schulman

Box Office Gross: $235,860,116

Running Time: 129 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: A Steven Haft Production, Witt/Thomas Productions, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures

Genres: 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.

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