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Mr. Holland's Opus

Buena Vista Pictures (1995)

Drama | Music

USA | English | Color | 2h 23min

7.3

42,458

1 disc

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.

Cast View all

	Richard Dreyfuss	Glenn Holland
	Glenne Headly	Iris Holland
	Jay Thomas	Bill Meister
	Olympia Dukakis	Principal Jacobs
	William H. Macy	Vice Principal 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
	Anthony Natale	Cole at 28 Years Old
	Joanna Gleason	Adult Gertrude
	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
	Joshua Minnick	Mr. Shapiro
	Ashley Hamrick	Miss Reeves
	Janine Shouse	Miss Schumaker
	Spencer Riviera	Mr. Hosta
	Dan Vhay	Mr. Malone

Crew View all

Director	Stephen Herek
Writer	Patrick Sheane Duncan
Producer	Robert W. Cort, Patrick Sheane Duncan, Ted Field, Judith James, Scott Kroopf, Michael Nolin, William Teitler
Musician	Michael Kamen
Photography	Oliver Wood