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Dead Poets Society
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Published:
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998].
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (ca. 129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG.
Status:
Description

Robin Williams portrays 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.

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Format:
DVD
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Language:
English
ISBN:
1558908870 :
UPC:
717951000682

Notes

Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson.
Participants/Performers
Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Description
Robin Williams portrays 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home viewing only.
Language
English and French language soundtracks ; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award, 1990: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).
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APA Citation (style guide)

Weir, P., Haft, S., Witt, P. J., Thomas, T., Schulman, T., Williams, R., Leonard, R. S., Hawke, E., Seale, J., Jarre, M., & Anderson, W. (1998). Dead Poets Society. Widescreen version. Burbank, Calif., Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Peter Weir et al.. 1998. Dead Poets Society. Burbank, Calif., Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Peter Weir et al., Dead Poets Society. Burbank, Calif., Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1998.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Weir, Peter, et al. Dead Poets Society. Widescreen version. Burbank, Calif., Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1998.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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