Dead Poets Society / Touchstone Pictures presents, in association with Silver Screen Partners IV, a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; 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
Uniform Title:	Dead Poets Society (Motion picture)
Main Author:	Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Silver Screen Partners IV Witt-Thomas Productions Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Haft, Steven (Producer) Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director) 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) Charles, Josh, 1971- Kussman, Dylan Ruggiero, Allelon Waterston, James, 1969- Powers, Alexandra Smith, Kurtwood, 1943- Pownall, Leon Seale, John, 1942-
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround); subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published:	Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition:	Special edition.
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. French language materials. Boarding school students. Boarding schools. English teachers. Teacher-student relationships. United States. Feature films. Drama. Historical films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Historical films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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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:	Edition from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. Includes 2 previews of other motion pictures. "Dual-layer format"--Container. Bonus features: "Dead Poets" : a look back (featuring new interview footage with director Peter Weir, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and many more); raw takes; Master of sound: Alan Splet (new interviews with David Lynch and Peter Weir); cinematography master class (an interview and inspirational lighting workshop with cinematographer John Seale; audio commentary (with director Peter Weir, cinematographer John Seale and writer Tom Schulman); theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN4 D0060946 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).
ISBN:	0788853643 9780788853647
Credits:	Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, William Anderson ; music, Maurice Jarre.
System Details:	DVD, Widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Cast:	Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston, Alexandra Powers, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, George Martin, Leon Pownall.