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Film · 1989

Dead Poets Society

Directed by Peter Weir · starring Welker White, Robin Williams and Robert Sean Leonard

  • 2 h 8 min
  • PG
  • Drama
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 21 September 1989
  • 8.3 Users31 votes

Synopsis

For generations, Welton Academy students have been groomed to live lives of conformity and tradition - until new professor John Keating inspires them to think for themselves, live life to the fullest, and "Carpe Diem." This unconventional approach awakens the spirits of the students, but draws the wrath of a disapproving faculty when an unexpected tragedy strikes the school.

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The essentials

Runtime
128 min2 hours and 8 minutes
Budget
$16.4mTouchstone Pictures
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is Dead Poets Society?
2 hours and 8 minutes (128 minutes).
When was Dead Poets Society released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 21 September 1989.
Who directed Dead Poets Society?
Peter Weir.
Who is in Dead Poets Society?
It stars Welker White, Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke.
Where can I watch Dead Poets Society?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Disney+ and on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Director
Peter Weir
Producers
Duncan Henderson

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Reviews

8.3 31 votes
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Soundtrack

All 11 songs
  1. 'Water Music': Suite III in D 'Allegro'Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Conducted, Karl Münchinger Spotify
  2. Symphony No. 9Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Spotify
  3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73 'Emperor'Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Conducted, Ferdinand Leitner Spotify
  4. Rainbow VoiceDavid Hykes Spotify
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