<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $16.4 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $235.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Robin Williams . Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry . </P> <P> The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success . It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and César Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film . Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work . </P>

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