Dead Poets Society · 1989

Dead Poets Society

«He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.»

Peter Weir · 129 min · United States of America

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

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Budget

$16,400,000

Worldwide revenue

$235,860,116

Profit

$219,460,116

Production companies

A Steven Haft Production, Witt/Thomas Productions, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures

Locations

Filming

Delaware

Setting

Welton Academy

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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  Robin Williams

  John Keating

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  Robert Sean Leonard

  Neil Perry

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  Ethan Hawke

  Todd Anderson

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  Josh Charles

  Knox Overstreet

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  Gale Hansen

  Charlie Dalton

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  Dylan Kussman

  Richard Cameron

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  Allelon Ruggiero

  Steven Meeks

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  James Waterston

  Gerard Pitts