Dead Poets Society
“He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.”
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
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Cast
52 people
Robin Williams
John Keating
Known for
Jumanji
Good Will Hunting
Robert Sean Leonard
Neil Perry
Known for
House
Falling Skies
Ethan Hawke
Todd Anderson
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Josh Charles
Knox Overstreet
Known for
The Good Wife
Away
Gale Hansen
Charlie Dalton
Known for
Zelig
Dylan Kussman
Richard Cameron
Known for
Jack Reacher
Richard Jewell
Allelon Ruggiero
Steven Meeks
Also in
Fallen
The Greenskeeper
James Waterston
Gerard Pitts
Known for
Halston
Red Oaks
Norman Lloyd
Mr. Nolan
Known for
St. Elsewhere
Seven Days
Kurtwood Smith
Mr. Perry
Known for
That '70s Show
Marvel's Agent Carter
Carla Belver
Mrs. Perry
Leon Pownall
McAllister
Known for
How the West Was Fun
Peter Weir Director · Tom Schulman Writer Maurice Jarre Composer
Worldwide gross $236M · Budget $16M · United States release June 2, 1989
Box office
Budget
$16,400,000
Worldwide gross
$235,860,116
Gross vs. budget
14.4×
Production
A Steven Haft Production
Production
Witt/Thomas Productions
Production
Silver Screen Partners IV
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
Canada · June 2, 1989
Theatrical
United States · June 2, 1989
Limited theatrical
United States · March 28, 1990
Physical · VHS
United States
June 9, 1989 · Theatrical
November 10, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Argentina
February 15, 1990 · Theatrical
Australia
July 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
January 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 18, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 28, 1990 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
May 10, 1990 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Finland
January 26, 1990 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 1989 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
January 17, 1990 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
June 8, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
January 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 15, 1990 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 12, 1990 · Theatrical
India
February 15, 2021 · Digital
Indonesia
September 5, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
September 29, 1989 · Theatrical
Israel
October 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
September 14, 1989 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
September 28, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
October 8, 1989 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
March 17, 1990 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 16, 1989 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
February 16, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
July 6, 2002 · TV · Net 5
September 17, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Norway
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 10, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Romania
June 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 17, 2006 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
May 19, 1990 · Theatrical
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
November 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 13, 1990 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 7, 2014 · TV
United Kingdom
September 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 8, 1990 · Theatrical
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