Standing ovation for Robin Williams during Dublin screening of Dead Poets Society

‘O Captain, My Captain!’

Standing ovation for Robin Williams during Dublin screening of Dead Poets Society

A wonderful thing happened at a screening of Dead Poets Society last night in Merrion Square.

During the climatic "O Captain, My Captain" scene - where Robin Williams' character leaves the classroom and all the boys stand on their desks - the entire audience spontaneously got to their feet with many shouting the iconic line.

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