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Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Weir
Written by	Tom Schulman
Produced by	Steven Haft; Paul Junger Witt; Tony Thomas;
Starring	Robin Williams
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	William Anderson
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Silver Screen Partners IV;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	June 2, 1989;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16.4 million
Box office	$235.9 million

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy.^[4] It tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

Dead Poets Society was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Silver Screen Partners IV and released in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on June 2, 1989.^[4] The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim. It grossed $235.9 million worldwide against a $16.4 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1989. The film received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director and a Best Actor nomination for Williams. Schulman received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film,^[5] the César Award for Best Foreign Film and the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film.

^ "Dead Poets Society". BBFC. February 5, 1999. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Dead Poets Society (1989)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference boxoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Canby, Vincent (June 2, 1989). "Shaking Up a Boys' School With Poetry". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013.
^ "1990 Film Film | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[BBFC_1999-1] "Dead Poets Society". BBFC. February 5, 1999. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[2] "Dead Poets Society (1989)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[boxoff-3] Cite error: The named reference boxoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[canby-4] Canby, Vincent (June 2, 1989). "Shaking Up a Boys' School With Poetry". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013.

[5] "1990 Film Film | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

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