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©1997
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1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 1/2 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
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
Producers, Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas ; director, Peter Weir ; screenplay, Tom Schulman ; music, Maurice Jarre
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
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen version presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1); Dolby Digital surround
In English or dubbed French; closed-captioned in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]
Academy Award, 1990: Best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen