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Dead Poets Society

Synopsis:

Robin Williams toned down his usually manic comic approach in this successful period drama. In 1959, the Welton Academy is a staid but well-respected prep school where education is a pragmatic and rather dull affair. Several of the students, however, have their thoughts on the learning process (and life itself) changed when a new teacher comes to the school. John Keating (Williams) is an unconventional educator who tears chapters of his textbooks and asks his students to stand on their desks to see the world from a new angle.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Peter Weir
  • Studio: Buena Vista, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures
  • Year: 1989
  • Run Time: 128 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1989 06 02 (USA)

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