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Dead Poets Society
Director: Peter Weir (Dir)
Release Date:   1989
Premiere Information:   Los Angeles and New York openings: 2 Jun 1989
Duration (in mins):   125
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Cast:   Robin Williams (John Keating)  
    Robert Sean Leonard (Neil Perry)  
    Ethan Hawke (Todd Anderson)  
    Josh Charles (Knox Overstreet)  
    Gale Hansen (Charlie Dalton)  
Summary:  
Production Company: Touchstone Pictures  
  Silver Screen Partners IV  
Distribution Company: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution  
Director: Peter Weir (Dir)
Producer: Steven Haft (Prod)
  Paul Junger Witt (Prod)
  Tony Thomas (Prod)
Writer: Tom Schulman (Wrt)
Photography: John Seale (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Wendy Stites (Prod des)
Film Editor: William Anderson (Film ed)
  Priscilla Nedd (Film ed)
  Lee Smith (Film ed)
Music: Maurice Jarre (Mus)
MPAA Rating: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
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Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Touchstone Pictures a.a.d.o. the Walt Disney Company 5/6/1989 dd/mm/yyyy PA415024
Physical Properties: Sd:
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Genre: Comedy-drama
Note:  
Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   30 May 1989   p. 4, 8.
Los Angeles Times   2 Jun 1989   p. 1.
New York Times   2 Jun 1989   p. 8.
Variety   31 May 1989   p. 26.
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