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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; Videocasstte. VHS. col. 123 min.
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1989
Year of production
1989
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Peter Weir
Cinematographer
John Seale
Screenplay
Tom Schulman
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cast
Ethan Hawke 
Robert Sean Leonard 
Robin Williams 

Production Company

Name

Touchstone Pictures

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

Email
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)

 

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