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.

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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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