Movie · 1989
Dead Poets Society
“He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.”
Released 2 June 1989 129 min Drama More from 1989 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
FR·01
How old were they?
Norman Lloyd
as Mr. Nolan
Leon Pownall
as McAllister
Kurtwood Smith
as Mr. Perry
Kevin Cooney
as Joe Danburry
Debra Mooney
as Mrs. Anderson
Robin Williams
as John Keating
Gale Hansen
as Charlie Dalton
Welker White
as Tina
Robert Sean Leonard
as Neil Perry
James Waterston
as Gerard Pitts
Ethan Hawke
as Todd Anderson
Dylan Kussman
as Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero
as Steven Meeks
Josh Charles
as Knox Overstreet
Carla Belver
as Mrs. Perry
FR·02
The numbers
14.4×$16m budget became $236m at the box office
57years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Norman Lloyd — oldest on the call sheet
17Josh Charles — youngest billed
32average age of the credited cast