Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

  • PG
  • 12/29/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Music
  • 2h 23m

Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.

Overview

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

Stephen Herek

Director

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Writer

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss's headshot

Richard Dreyfuss

Glenn Holland
Glenne Headly's headshot

Glenne Headly

Iris Holland
Jay Thomas's headshot

Jay Thomas

Bill Meister
Olympia Dukakis's headshot

Olympia Dukakis

Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy's headshot

William H. Macy

Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Alicia Witt's headshot

Alicia Witt

Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard's headshot

Terrence Howard

Louis Russ
Damon Whitaker's headshot

Damon Whitaker

Bobby Tidd

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