Dead Poets Society (1989)

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Peter Weir Director previously directed The Mosquito Coast

A teacher with unorthodox methods goes to an all-boys school and influences their lives.
Quote: John Keating

[Whilst writing on blackboard, quoting Walt Whitman] I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.

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Cast
Robin Williams John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke Todd Anderson
Josh Charles Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero Steven Meeks
James Waterston Gerard Pitts
Norman Lloyd Mr. Nolan
Kurtwood Smith Mr. Perry
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General Information Edit
Name Dead Poets Society
US Release June 2, 1989
UK Release Sept. 22, 1989
AUS Release July 20, 1989
Runtime 129
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English
Genre(s)
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Drama
Theme(s)
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teen
coming of age
Rating PG
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $95,860,116
    Foreign +140,000,000
  • = total worldwide gross $235,860,116
  • - a reported budget of $16,400,000
  • = a 1,338.2% net profit of $219,460,116
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