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Dead Poets Society( 1989)

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He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robin Williams

      John Keating

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      Robert Sean Leonard

      Neil Perry

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      Ethan Hawke

      Todd Anderson

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      Josh Charles

      Knox Overstreet

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      Gale Hansen

      Charlie Dalton

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      Dylan Kussman

      Richard Cameron

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      Allelon Ruggiero

      Steven Meeks

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      James Waterston

      Gerard Pitts

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      Norman Lloyd

      Mr. Nolan

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      Kurtwood Smith

      Mr. Perry

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      Carla Belver

      Mrs. Perry

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      Leon Pownall

      McAllister

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      George Martin

      Dr. Hager

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      Joe Aufiery

      Chemistry Teacher

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      Matt Carey

      Hopkins

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      Kevin Cooney

      Joe Danburry

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      Jane Moore

      Mrs. Danburry

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      Lara Flynn Boyle

      Ginny Danburry

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      Colin Irving

      Chet Danburry

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      Alexandra Powers

      Chris Noel

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      Melora Walters

      Gloria

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      Welker White

      Tina

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      Steve Mathios

      Steve

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      Alan Pottinger

      Bubba

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      Pamela Burrell

      Directing Teacher

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      Allison Hedges

      Actor / Fairy

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      Christine D'Ercole

      Titania

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      John Cunningham

      Mr. Anderson

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      Debra Mooney

      Mrs. Anderson

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      John Martin Bradley

      Bagpiper

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      Charles Lord

      Mr. Dalton

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      Kurt Leitner

      Lester

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      Richard Stites

      Stick

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      James J. Christy

      Spaz

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      Catherine Soles

      Stage Manager

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      Hoover Sutton

      Welton Professor

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      James Donnell Quinn

      Procession Alumnus

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      Simon Mein

      Welton Vicar

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      Ashton W. Richards

      Phys. Ed. Teacher

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      Robert Gleason

      Father of Spaz

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      Bill Rowe

      Dormitory Porter

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      Robert J. Zigler III

      Beans

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      Keith Snyder

      Russell

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      Nicholas K. Gilhool

      Shroom

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      Jonas Stiklorius

      Jonas

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      Craig Johnson

      Dewey

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      Chris Hull

      Ace

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      Jason Woody

      Woodsie

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      Sam Stegeman

      Sam

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      Andrew Hill

      Senior Student

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      Kate Kearney-Patch

      Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited)

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    Review 5Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 08 2019
    Carpe Diem & The Punk Rock Movie. Dead Poets Society is directed by Peter Weir (Picnic At Hanging Rock/Gallipoli) and stars Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith, Gale Hansen & Norman Lloyd. The script is written by Tom Schulman, based on his life at Montgomery Bell Academy, an all-boys preparatory school in Nashville, Tennessee. The film is set in 1959 at the fictional Welton Academy in Vermont (location shoot from St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware). The story follows that of English teacher John Keating who uses his different method of teaching to inspi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    16400000.00

    Revenue

    235900000.00

    Keywords

    • individual
    • friendship
    • philosophy
    • poetry
    • literature
    • professor
    • based on true story
    • coming of age
    • teacher
    • school play
    • vermont
    • schoolteacher
    • preparatory school
    • 1950s
    • inspirational
    • teenager
    • adoring