Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

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

7.0 December 29, 1995 2h 23m Released
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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

  • 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

    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

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