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Dead Poets Society [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Silver Screen Partners IV ; a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; written by Tom Schulman ; produced by Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; directed by Peter Weir.

Weir, Peter, 1944- (film director.). Haft, Steven, (film producer.). Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018 (film producer.). Thomas, Tony, 1947- (film producer.). Schulman, Tom, (screenwriter.). Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (actor.). Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969- (actor.). Hawke, Ethan, 1970- (actor.). Seale, John, 1942- (cinematographer.). Jarre, Maurice, (composer.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (distributor.). Silver Screen Partners IV, (presenter.). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Touchstone Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Touchstone Pictures, (presenter.). Witt-Thomas Productions, (production company.). Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1558908870
  • ISBN: 9781558908871
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 129 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Touchstone Home Video, [1998]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Wide screen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; wide screen; Dolby Digital surround.
Language Note:
English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround); subtitles in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards Note:
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).

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Subject:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Boarding school students > United States > Drama.
English teachers > United States > Drama.
Boarding schools > United States > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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