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Dread Poets' Society

Plot: Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambridge to receive his Creative Arts Fellowship sharing a carriage with a racist and philistine car spares salesman played by Timothy Spall; by chance the poets Keats, Byron, Shelley and writer Mary Shelley are transported from a séance they are conducting in The Villa Como by a freak electrical storm. A battle of wits, drug taking and poetry performance ensues!
Release Date: Wednesday, September 23 1992
32 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah was
34 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Self'.
Tue, Apr 15 1958 –
Thu, Dec 07 2023
Portrait of Timothy SpallTimothy Spall
Timothy Spall was
35 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Derek'.
Wed, Feb 27 1957
Portrait of Emma FieldingEmma Fielding
Emma Fielding was
26 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Mary Shelley'.
Sun, Jul 10 1966
Portrait of Alan CummingAlan Cumming
Alan Cumming was
27 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Shelley'.
Wed, Jan 27 1965
Portrait of Alex JenningsAlex Jennings
Alex Jennings was
35 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Byron'.
Fri, May 10 1957
Portrait of Dexter FletcherDexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher was
26 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Keats'.
Mon, Jan 31 1966

Crew

Portrait of Andy WilsonAndy Wilson
Andy Wilson was
34 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Director'
Thu, May 01 1958
Portrait of David StaffordDavid Stafford
David Stafford was
>> in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Writer'
Unknown Birthday –
Wed, Oct 25 2023
Portrait of Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah was
34 in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Writer'
Tue, Apr 15 1958 –
Thu, Dec 07 2023
Portrait of Estelle DanielEstelle Daniel
Estelle Daniel was
>> in Dread Poets' Society
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday