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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!
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Dread Poets' Society
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How long is Dread Poets' Society?
Dread Poets' Society has a runtime of 30m ( and 30 minutes).
Who directed Dread Poets' Society?
Dread Poets' Society was directed by Andy Wilson and released in 1992.
What genre is Dread Poets' Society?
Dread Poets' Society is a Drama, TV Movie film (1992).
Who stars in Dread Poets' Society?
The cast of Dread Poets' Society includes Benjamin Zephaniah, Timothy Spall, Emma Fielding, Alan Cumming, Alex Jennings.
