Dead Poets Society [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Silver Screen Partners IV ; a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; a Peter Weir film ; written by Tom Schulman ; produced by Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; directed by Peter Weir.
Edition: Special edition.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2006.
ISBN: 0788853643
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 129 min. + extras) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s): Teacher-student relationships Drama.
Boarding school students United States Drama.
English teachers United States Drama.
Boarding schools United States Drama.
Private schools United States Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videos (DVD). local
Credits: Director of photography, John Seale ; music by Maurice Jarre ; editor, William Anderson.
Performers: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Notes: English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround) ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Bonus features: "Dead Poets": a look back (featuring new interview footage with director Peter Weir, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and many more; Raw takes ; Master of sound: Alan Splet (new interviews with David Lynch and Peter Weir) ; Cinematography master class (an interview and inspirational lighting workshop with cinematographer John Seale; Audio commentary (with director Peter Weir, cinematographer John Seale and writer Tom Schulman) ; Technical trailer.
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).
Summary: 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.
