Dead Poets Society, 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
Type
Label
Dead Poets Society, 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Dead Poets Society
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
63135044
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
129
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
Table Of Contents
A new semester -- Seize the day -- Understanding poetry -- The reconvening of the Dead Poets Society -- A different perspective -- Chances -- Find your own walk -- Unorthodox ideas -- Neil's dream -- "Oh captain, my captain."
Target audience
adolescent
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Silver Screen Partners IV
- Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-
- Pownall, Leon
- Charles, Josh, 1971-
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Jarre, Maurice
- Haft, Steven
- Hawke, Ethan, 1970-
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Powers, Alexandra
- Schulman, Tom
- Seale, John, 1942-
- Touchstone Pictures
- Weir, Peter, 1944-
- Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969-
- Ruggiero, Allelon
- Waterston, James, 1969-
- Witt, Paul Junger, 1941-
- Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
- Witt-Thomas Productions
- Kussman, Dylan
- Smith, Kurtwood, 1943-
Genre
Subject
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Boarding schools -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Boarding school students -- United States -- Drama
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Fiction films
- French language materials
- English teachers -- United States -- Drama
- Historical films
Composer
Director
Is Based On
resource.screenwriter
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor22
- Silver Screen Partners IV
- Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-
- Pownall, Leon
- Charles, Josh, 1971-
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Jarre, Maurice
- Haft, Steven
- Hawke, Ethan, 1970-
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Powers, Alexandra
- Schulman, Tom
- Seale, John, 1942-
- Touchstone Pictures
- Weir, Peter, 1944-
- Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969-
- Ruggiero, Allelon
- Waterston, James, 1969-
- Witt, Paul Junger, 1941-
- Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
- Witt-Thomas Productions
- Kussman, Dylan
- Smith, Kurtwood, 1943-
- Genre5
- Subject10
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Boarding schools -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Boarding school students -- United States -- Drama
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Fiction films
- French language materials
- English teachers -- United States -- Drama
- Historical films
- Actor3
- Composer1
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Producer3
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1