Robin Williams delivers a brilliant performance in one of Hollywood's most compelling and thought-provoking motion pictures. Williams portrays passionate 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. Directed by Peter Weir (The Truman Show), Dead Poets Society earned unparalleled praise among audiences and critics alike.
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Tom Schulman
Starring
Robin Williams (John Keating); Robert Sean Leonard (Neil Perry); Ethan Hawke (Todd Anderson); Josh Charles (Knox Overstreet); Gale Hansen (Charlie Dalton); Dylan Kussman (Richard Cameron); Allelon Ruggiero (Steven Meeks); James Waterston (Gerard Pitts); Norman Lloyd (Mr. Nolan); Kurtwood Smith (Mr. Perry); Carla Belver (Mrs. Perry); Leon Pownall (McAllister); George Martin (Dr. Hager); Joe Aufiery (Chemistry Teacher); Matt Carey (Hopkins). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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