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.

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 emotiona...

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Contributors: Weir, Peter, 1944-, Haft, Steven, Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018, Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-, Schulman, Tom, Williams, Robin, 1951-2014, Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969-, Hawke, Ethan, 1970-, Jarre, Maurice
Corporate Contributors: Silver Screen Partners IV., Witt-Thomas Productions., Touchstone Pictures., Touchstone Home Video (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998]
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Boarding school students > United States > Drama.
English teachers > United States > Drama.
Boarding schools > United States > Drama.
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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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD (with chapter stops), Widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Award, 1990: Best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen.
Production Credits:Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson.
ISBN:1558908870
9781558908871
Participant or Performer:Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman.
Language:English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround) ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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