Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
December 29, 1995
Drama, Music
2h 23m


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.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Stephen Herek
- Glenn Holland Richard Dreyfuss
- Iris Holland Glenne Headly
- Bill Meister Jay Thomas
- Principal Jacobs Olympia Dukakis
- Vice Principal Gene Wolters William H. Macy
- Gertrude Lang Alicia Witt
- Louis Russ Terrence Howard
- Bobby Tidd Damon Whitaker
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Keywords
- high school
- husband wife relationship
- composer
- music teacher
- mentor
- deaf-mute
- portland, oregon
- marching band
- teacher student relationship
- high school teacher
- disabled
- teaching
- retirement party
- sign languages
- forced retirement
- 1960s
- 1990s
- father son relationship
- inspiring teacher