Dead Poets Society
- Release Date
- June 2, 1989
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Cast
- Robin Williams , Robert Sean Leonard , Ethan Hawke , Josh Charles , Gale Hansen , Dylan Kussman
- Runtime
- 128
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Tom Schulman
- Tagline
- He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
Summary
Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
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