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 .. Read more
| Starring | Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles |
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| Director | Peter Weir |
| Genres | Drama |
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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. Keating introduces his students to poetry, and his free-thinking attitude and the liberating philosophies of the authors he introduces to his class have a profound effect on his students, especially Todd (Ethan Hawke), who would like to be a writer; Neil ( Robert Sean Leonard), who dreams of being an actor, despite the objections of his father; Knox (Josh Charles), a hopeless romantic; Steven (Allelon Ruggiero), an intellectual who learns to use his heart as well as his head; Charlie (Gale Hansen), who begins to lose his blasé attitude; unconventional Gerard (James Waterston); and practical Richard (Dylan Kussman). Keating urges his students to seize the day and live their lives boldly; but when this philosophy leads to an unexpected tragedy, headmaster Mr. Nolan (Norman Lloyd) fires Keating, and his students leap to his defense. Dead Poets Society was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Williams; it won one, for Tom Schulman's original screenplay.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston |
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| Director | Peter Weir |
| Studio | BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 10 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 13 May 2002 Blu-ray: not available |
"...[Williams gives an] exceptionally fine performance....Some very good performances from the younger actors [as well]..."
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one of my all time top ten films
This is Robin Williams' doing what he doesn't do often enough, a powerful straignt acting performance.
You really engage with and feel for ... read more »
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Just our cup of tea!
Well characterised period drama. Believeable plot. Very good drama. Robin Williams nicely understated performance gives the film a top quality feel and holds ... read more »
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Nothing dead about it
Weir’s emotionally resonant drama may fit within the confines of the Inspiring Teacher genre but earns enough extra grades thanks to its innate grace. ... read more »
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brillent film
cant believe im 25 and its the first time i ve seen this movie. truly brillent film that leads you through some intersting lives, i really connected to Todd ... read more »
Bruce Willis' next film will see him playing a peace loving man who turns to vengeance. The Die Hard star is to appear in Morgan's Summit, written and directed by Tom Schulman. Willis, whose other films have included Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys, Luc Besson's The Fifth Element and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, will play a radio host who has made his name telling listeners' stories of kindness. However, when his life is struck by a brutal crime he finds himself torn apart by the need to... Read more
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