Dead Poets Society

Summary

Dead Poets Society is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,207 views/month, #317 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dead Poets Society received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3].
• Dead Poets Society received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[4].
• Dead Poets Society received the BAFTA Award for Best Film^[5].
• Dead Poets Society received the César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6].
• Dead Poets Society received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7].
• Dead Poets Society's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Dead Poets Society's director is recorded as Peter Weir^[9].
• Dead Poets Society's screenwriter is recorded as Tom Schulman^[10].
• Dead Poets Society's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre^[11].
• Dead Poets Society's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film^[12].
• Dead Poets Society's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Dead Poets Society's genre is recorded as teen film^[14].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Robin Williams^[15].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Robert Sean Leonard^[16].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Ethan Hawke^[17].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Josh Charles^[18].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Gale Hansen^[19].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Norman Lloyd^[20].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Kurtwood Smith^[21].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as George Martin^[22].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Melora Walters^[23].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Alexandra Powers^[24].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Allelon Ruggiero^[25].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Colin Irving^[26].
• Dead Poets Society's cast member is recorded as Dylan Kussman^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Paul Junger Witt^[28] and Tony Thomas^[29]. Dead Poets Society's director is recorded as Peter Weir^[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Tom Schulman^[10]. Cast members include Robin Williams^[15], Robert Sean Leonard^[16], Ethan Hawke^[17], Josh Charles^[18], Gale Hansen^[19], and Norman Lloyd^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-06-02T00:00:00Z^[30], +1990-01-12T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1990-01-25T00:00:00Z^[32]. Dead Poets Society's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include coming-of-age film^[12], drama film^[13], and teen film^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3], an award for best screenplay^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1941^[36]; BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[4], a class of award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; BAFTA Award for Best Film^[5], a film award category^[39], in United Kingdom^[40]; César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6], a César Award^[41], in France^[42], founded in 1976^[43]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7], a film award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1929^[46]. Reviews include 7.3/10^[47], 84%^[48], and 79/100^[49].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Dead Poets Society include Dead Putting Society^[50], a television series episode^[51], directed by Rich Moore^[52].

Why It Matters

Dead Poets Society ranks in the top 0.34% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,207 views/month, #317 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Dead Putting Society^[50], a television series episode^[51], directed by Rich Moore^[52].

FAQs

What awards did Dead Poets Society receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3], BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[4], BAFTA Award for Best Film^[5], and César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6].