---
title: 'Dead Poets Society (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Weir'
released: '1989-06-02'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dead-poets-society-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dead Poets Society (1989)

1989 · PG · 123 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. It tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Weir](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weir)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Schulman](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-schulman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [Tony Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-thomas), [Paul Junger Witt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-junger-witt)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [William M. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-m-anderson)

## Cast

- [James Waterston](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-waterston)
- [Kurtwood Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurtwood-smith)
- [Gale Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-hansen) as Charles Dalton
- [Leon Pownall](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-pownall)
- [Alexandra Powers](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-powers)
- [Dylan Kussman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-kussman)
- [John Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cunningham)
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams) as John Keating
- [Jane Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-moore)
- [Allelon Ruggiero](https://cinepixo.com/people/allelon-ruggiero)
- [Josh Charles](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-charles) as Knox Overstreet
- [Welker White](https://cinepixo.com/people/welker-white)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke) as Todd Anderson
- [Colin Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-irving)
- [Norman Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-lloyd)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dead-poets-society-1989
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