Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

128 mins | Drama | June 2, 1989

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.

Dead Poets Society

128 mins | Drama | June 2, 1989

Dead Poets Society
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Witt/Thomas Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, A Steven Haft Production
Original title Dead Poets Society
Directors Brian Fong, John Rusk, Tom Seidman, Alan B. Curtiss, Peter Weir
Writers Tom Schulman

Cast

Robin Williams

as John Keating

Ethan Hawke

as Todd Anderson

Robert Sean Leonard

as Neil Perry

Gale Hansen

as Charlie Dalton

Josh Charles

as Knox Overstreet

Dylan Kussman

as Richard Cameron

Allelon Ruggiero

as Steven Meeks

James Waterston

as Gerard Pitts

Norman Lloyd

as Mr. Nolan

Kurtwood Smith

as Mr. Tom Perry

Carla Belver

as Mrs. Perry

Leon Pownall

as McAllister

George Martin

as Dr. Hager

Joe Aufiery

as Chemistry Teacher

Matt Carey

as Hopkins

Kevin Cooney

as Joe Danburry

Jane Moore

as Mrs. Danburry

Lara Flynn Boyle

as Ginny Danburry

Colin Irving

as Chet Danburry

Alexandra Powers

as Chris Noel

Melora Walters

as Gloria

Welker White

as Tina

Steve Mathios

as Steve

Alan Pottinger

as Bubba

Pamela Burrell

as Directing Teacher

Allison Hedges

as Actor / Fairy

Christine D'Ercole

as Titania

John Cunningham

as Mr. Anderson

Debra Mooney

as Mrs. Anderson

John Martin Bradley

as Bagpiper

Charles Lord

as Mr. Dalton

Kurt Leitner

as Lester

Richard Stites

as Stick

Catherine Soles

as Stage Manager

Hoover Sutton

as Welton Professor

James Donnell Quinn

as Procession Alumnus

Simon Mein

as Welton Vicar

Ashton W. Richards

as Phys. Ed. Teacher

Robert Gleason

as Father of Spaz

Bill Rowe

as Dormitory Porter

Keith Snyder

as Russell

Jonas Stiklorius

as Jonas

Craig Johnson

as Dewey

Chris Hull

as Ace

Jason Woody

as Woodsie

Sam Stegeman

as Sam

Andrew Hill

as Senior Student

Jamie Kennedy

as (uncredited)

Kate Kearney-Patch

as Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited)

Jeffrey Santoro

as Public School Student (uncredited)