He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
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.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, meticulous and character-led.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
- Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
- Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
- Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
- Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
- Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
- Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
- James WaterstonGerard Pitts
- Norman LloydMr. Nolan
- Kurtwood SmithMr. Perry
Crew
- Peter WeirDirector
- Tom SchulmanWriter
- John SealeDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- William M. AndersonEditor
- Tony ThomasProducer
- Steven HaftProducer
- Paul Junger WittProducer
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Pairings
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