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.
Acting
Williams dials it BACK and somehow breaks you more.
Cinematography
Golden hour nostalgia that makes Vermont look like a feeling.
Writing
O Captain my Captain — four words, instant devastation.
Director
Peter Weir
Robin Williams
John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard
Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke
Todd Anderson
Josh Charles
Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen
Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman
Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero
Steven Meeks
James Waterston
Gerard Pitts
Norman Lloyd
Mr. Nolan
Kurtwood Smith
Mr. Perry
Carla Belver
Mrs. Perry
George Martin
Dr. Hager
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The screenplay was famously rejected by Liam Neeson, Dustin Hoffman, and others before Williams. Their loss.
The 'carpe diem' scene launched a thousand graduation speeches and arguably ruined poetry for bros forever.
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