Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.

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.

Date of release
1995-12-29
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (472)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Stephen Herek

Casting

  • Richard Dreyfuss — Glenn Holland
  • Glenne Headly — Iris Holland
  • Jay Thomas — Bill Meister
  • Olympia Dukakis — Principal Jacobs
  • William H. Macy — Vice Principal Gene Wolters
  • Alicia Witt — Gertrude Lang
  • Terrence Howard — Louis Russ
  • Damon Whitaker — Bobby Tidd
  • Jean Louisa Kelly — Rowena Morgan
  • Alexandra Boyd — Sarah Olmstead
  • Nicholas John Renner — Cole at 6 Years Old
  • Joseph Anderson — Cole at 15 Years Old

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