Dead Poets Society

Folger bibliographic ID: 337122
Folger call number: DVD 273
Folger holdings ID: 489793
Accession Number: 268183

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 notes

DVD (with chapter stops), Widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1) English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround) ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired Originally released as a motion picture in 1989

Cast

Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman

Credits

Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson

Uniform title: Dead Poets Society (Motion picture)
Extended title: Dead Poets Society Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Silver Screen Partners IV ; a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; a Peter Weir film ; written by Tom Schulman ; produced by Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; directed by Peter Weir

Teacher-student relationships Boarding school students English teachers Boarding schools

associated with: Weir, Peter, 1944-
associated with: Haft, Steven
associated with: Witt, Paul Junger, 1941-
associated with: Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-
associated with: Schulman, Tom
associated with: Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
associated with: Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969-
associated with: Hawke, Ethan, 1970-
associated with: Jarre, Maurice
associated with: Silver Screen Partners IV
associated with: Witt-Thomas Productions
associated with: Touchstone Pictures
associated with: Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
associated with: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)