Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

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

1995•2h 23m•7.0/10

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7.0/10(441)

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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Production

Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Charlie Mopic Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Iris Holland

Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas

Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt

Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly

Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd

Alexandra Boyd

Sarah Olmstead

Nicholas John Renner

Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson

Joseph Anderson

Cole at 15 Years Old

Anthony Natale

Anthony Natale

Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Gertrude Lang as an adult

Beth Maitland

Beth Maitland

Deaf School Principal

Patrick Fong

Study Hall Student

Benjamin J. Dixon

Mr. Mims

Kathryn Arnett

Ms. Swedlin

Freeman O. Corbin

Mr. Sullivan

Moira Feeney

Ms. Godfrey

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