Dead Poets Society
1989 American film by Peter Weir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at the fictional elite boarding school, Welton Academy,[4] and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
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Directed by | Peter Weir |
Written by | Tom Schulman |
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Starring | Robin Williams |
Cinematography | John Seale |
Edited by | William Anderson |
Music by | Maurice Jarre |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $16.4 million[2] |
Box office | $235.9 million[3] |
Dead Poets Society was released in the United States June 2, 1989. The film was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $235 million worldwide, became the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1989, and received generally positive reviews from critics. The film received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as a Best Actor nomination for Williams. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film,[5] the César Award for Best Foreign Film and the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film. Schulman received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work.