"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."
Robin Williams
as John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard
as Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke
as Todd Anderson
Josh Charles
as Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen
as Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman
as Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero
as Steven Meeks
James Waterston
as Gerard Pitts
Norman Lloyd
as Mr. Nolan
Kurtwood Smith
as Mr. Perry
Carla Belver
as Mrs. Perry
Leon Pownall
as McAllister
George Martin
as Dr. Hager
Joe Aufiery
as Chemistry Teacher
Matt Carey
as Hopkins
Kevin Cooney
as Joe Danburry
Jane Moore
as Mrs. Danburry
Lara Flynn Boyle
as Ginny Danburry
Colin Irving
as Chet Danburry
Alexandra Powers
as Chris Noel
Melora Walters
as Gloria
Welker White
as Tina
Steve Mathios
as Steve
Alan Pottinger
as Bubba
Pamela Burrell
as Directing Teacher
Allison Hedges
as Actor / Fairy
Christine D'Ercole
as Titania
John Cunningham
as Mr. Anderson
Debra Mooney
as Mrs. Anderson
John Martin Bradley
as Bagpiper
Charles Lord
as Mr. Dalton
Kurt Leitner
as Lester
Richard Stites
as Stick
James J. Christy
as Spaz
Catherine Soles
as Stage Manager
Hoover Sutton
as Welton Professor
James Donnell Quinn
as Procession Alumnus
Simon Mein
as Welton Vicar
Ashton W. Richards
as Phys. Ed. Teacher
Robert Gleason
as Father of Spaz
Bill Rowe
as Dormitory Porter
Robert J. Zigler III
as Beans
Keith Snyder
as Russell
Nicholas K. Gilhool
as Shroom
Jonas Stiklorius
as Jonas
Craig Johnson
as Dewey
Chris Hull
as Ace
Jason Woody
as Woodsie
Sam Stegeman
as Sam
Andrew Hill
as Senior Student
Kate Kearney-Patch
as Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited)
William M. Anderson
Editor
Peter Weir
Director
Wendy Stites
Production Design
Tony Thomas
Producer
Steven Haft
Howard Feuer
Casting
John Seale
Director of Photography
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Paul Junger Witt
Ann Kroeber
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony J. Scarano
Set Costumer
C.J. Appel
Supervising ADR Editor
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Gloria D'Alessandro
Dialogue Editor
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aaron Rochin
Marilyn Matthews
Michael J. Kohut
Robert Shoup
Foley Editor
John Verbeck
Tom Schulman
Writer
Duncan Henderson
Unit Production Manager
Dale Covey
Greensman
Cal DiValerio
Construction Coordinator
Susan A. Cabral
Makeup Artist
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Nancy Konrardy
Costume Design
Hank Giardina
Standby Painter
Charleton E. Reynolds
Set Designer
Bette Iverson
Hairstylist
Albert B. Cooper IV
Carpenter
Associate Producer
Alan B. Curtiss
First Assistant Director
Charles R. Lipscomb
Leadman
John Rusk
Second Second Assistant Director
Sandy Veneziano
Art Direction
Mike Carrillo
Louis S. Fleming
Property Master
George Fouche
Construction Foreman
Louis M. Mann
Assistant Art Director
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Nigel A. Boucher
Brian Fong
Dee Manges
Tom Seidman
Second Assistant Director