Dead Poets Society
Released Date
June 2, 1989
Distributor
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Genre
Drama
Rating
PG
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$95,860,116 + $140,000,000 = $235,860,116
$95,860,116 + $140,000,000 = $235,860,116
Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.
About
An English teacher inspires his students to be affected by poetry in their conservative school. The film takes place in 1959 at a fictional elite Vermont boarding school called, Welton Academy.
Trivia
Director of the film, Peter Weir, had all the young actors live together in order to bond. The movie was filmed at a private boarding school in Delaware.