Dead Poets Society
- Synopsis
- Feature film set in 1950s America. An unconventional teacher inspires his pupils, one of whom (Neil Perry) is seen as Puck in a school production a A Midsummer Night’s Dream, parts of which are shown (extracts from II i, II iii and V ii).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1989
- Duration
- 129 mins; 11,572 feet
Credits
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Cinematographer
- John Seale
- Screenplay
- Tom Schulman
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Cast
Robert Sean Leonard Neil Perry (Puck (Robin Goodfellow)) Ethan Hawke Todd Anderson Robin Williams John Keating
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Ardolini, F. ‘The Use of Shakespeare in Dead Poets Society’. Marlowe Society of America Newsletter14.1. (1994), p. 7.
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Touchstone Home Video
- Phone
- 020 8222 1000
- Fax
- 020 8222 2795
- Address
- 3 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London
W6 9PE
Distributor (Hire)
- Name
Filmbankmedia
- info@filmbankmedia.com
- Web
- https://www.filmbankmedia.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 3866 6525
- Address
- 1st Floor, 67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX
UK - Notes
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Distributor (Sale)
- Name
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Dead Poets Society". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/5148 (Accessed 13 Dec 2024)