| Dead Poet's Society | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Weir |
| Produced by | Steven Haft Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas |
| Written by | Tom Schulman |
| Starring | Robin Williams Robert Sean Leonard Ethan Hawke Josh Charles |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Editing by | William M. Anderson |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 9, 1989 |
| Running time | 128 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Dead Poet's Society is a 1989 film about a teacher that tells his students that since everyone is food for the worms, then they must "seize the day" and make their lives extraordinary. The film won an Academy Award for Best Writing/Screenplay Written Directly for Screen and was nominated for another three.