DVD

Dead Poets Society [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents, in association with Silver Screen Partners IV, a Steven Haft production in association with Witt-Thomas Productions ; written by Tom Schulman ; produced by Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; directed by Peter Weir.

Haft, Steven. (Producer). Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director). Witt, Paul Junger, 1941- (Producer). Thomas, Tony, 1947- (Producer). Schulman, Tom. (Screenwriter). Williams, Robin, 1952- (Actor). Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969- (Actor). Hawke, Ethan, 1970- (Actor). Jarre, Maurice. (Composer). Charles, Josh, 1971- (Added Author). Kussman, Dylan. (Added Author). Ruggiero, Allelon. (Added Author). Waterston, James, 1969- (Added Author). Powers, Alexandra. (Added Author). Smith, Kurtwood, 1943- (Added Author). Pownall, Leon. (Added Author). Seale, John, 1942- (Added Author). Silver Screen Partners IV. (Added Author). Witt-Thomas Productions. (Added Author). Touchstone Pictures. (Added Author). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston, Alexandra Powers, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, George Martin, Leon Pownall. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0788853643
ISBN: 9780788853647
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment : 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Edition from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. Includes 2 previews of other motion pictures. "Dual-layer format"--Container. 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); theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	A new semester -- Seize the day -- Understanding poetry -- The reconvening of the Dead Poets Society -- A different perspective -- Chances -- Find your own walk -- Unorthodox ideas -- Neil's dream -- "Oh captain, my captain."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, William Anderson ; music, Maurice Jarre.
Participant or Performer Note:	Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston, Alexandra Powers, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, George Martin, Leon Pownall.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, Widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Language Note:	English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround); subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).