Dead Poets Society
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment :, 2006.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment :, 2006.
Edition
Special ed.
Language
English
UPC
786936239911, 717951000682

Notes

General Note
Edition from disc label.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
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Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
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Includes 2 previews of other motion pictures.
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"Dual-layer format"--Container.
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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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, William Anderson ; music, Maurice Jarre.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).
Language
English or French language soundtracks (Dolby surround); subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Schulman).

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