Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama movie directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams.

Dead Poets Society
Directed byPeter Weir
Written byTom Schulman
Produced bySteven Haft
Paul Junger Witt
Tony Thomas
StarringRobin Williams
CinematographyJohn Seale
Edited byWilliam M. Anderson
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • June 2, 1989 (1989-06-02)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16.4 million
Box office$235,860,116[1]

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.

The script was written by Tom Schulman. 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

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 United States9 June 1989
 Australia20 July 1989
 United Kingdom22 September 1989
 Ireland29 September 1989
 Italy29 September 1989
 Israel13 October 1989
 Spain22 November 1989
 Iceland12 January 1990
 Sweden12 January 1990
 France17 January 1990
 Denmark19 January 1990
 Netherlands19 January 1990
 Norway19 January 1990
 Portugal19 January 1990
 Greece25 January 1990
 West Germany25 January 1990
 Austria26 January 1990
 Finland26 January 1990
 Argentina15 February 1990
 Mexico16 February 1990
 Brazil28 February 1990
 Taiwan8 March 1990
 Uruguay8 March 1990
 Hungary15 March 1990
 Japan17 March 1990
 Turkey13 April 1990
 Colombia10 May 1990
 South Korea19 May 1990
 Poland19 October 1990

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