Dead Poets Society / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Silver Screen Partners IV ; a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; a Peter Weir film ; written by Tom Schulman ; produced by Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; directed by Peter Weir.

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Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged cha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Silver Screen Partners IV
Witt-Thomas Productions
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director)
Haft, Steven (Producer)
Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018 (Producer)
Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7- (Producer)
Schulman, Tom (Screenwriter)
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Actor)
Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969- (Actor)
Hawke, Ethan, 1970- (Actor)
Seale, John, 1942- (Cinematographer)
Anderson, William, 1948- (Film editor)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround) ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Boarding school students > United States > Drama.
English teachers > United States > Drama.
Boarding schools > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
DVD videorecording.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0004199 VideoDVD
PN1997 .D43337 1998 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:1990 Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman); 1990 BAFTA Film Award for Best Film and Best Original Film Score.
ISBN:9781558908871
1558908870
Credits:Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson.
System Details:DVD, region 1; widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1); Dolby Digital surround.
Cast:
Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke.