1989 2h 8m Peter Weir

Dead Poets Society

Name: Dead Poets Society
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1989
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles

★ 8.1 IMDb

Drama Comedy

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.

Writer Tom Schulman

Cast Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles

DP John Seale

Music Maurice Jarre

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

Won César Award for Best Foreign Film

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor

Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama