| Other author/creator | Weir, Peter, 1944- |
| Other author/creator | Haft, Steven. |
| Other author/creator | Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018 |
| Other author/creator | Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7- |
| Other author/creator | Schulman, Tom. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Robin, 1951-2014. |
| Other author/creator | Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969- |
| Other author/creator | Hawke, Ethan, 1970- |
| Other author/creator | Jarre, Maurice. |
| Other author/creator | Silver Screen Partners IV. |
| Other author/creator | Witt-Thomas Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Touchstone Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Touchstone Home Video (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Dead Poets Society (Motion picture) |
| Abstract |
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. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. |
| Credits | Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson. |
| Cast |
Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround) ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards note | Academy Award, 1990: Best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen. |
| Genre/form | Coming-of-age films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 1558908870 |
| ISBN | 9781558908871 |
| UPC |
717951000682 |
| Publisher number | 15092 Touchstone Home Video |
