Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1995 · 2h 23m

Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus poster
Director
Stephen Herek
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss as Glenn Holland Glenne Headly as Iris Holland Jay Thomas as Bill Meister Olympia Dukakis as Principal Jacobs William H. Macy as Vice Principal Gene Wolters Alicia Witt as Gertrude Lang
Crew
Oliver Wood — Director of Photography Trudy Ship — Editor Michael Kamen — Original Music Composer Patrick Sheane Duncan — Writer Michael Nolin — Producer Robert W. Cort — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Mr. Holland's Opus — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
high schoolhusband wife relationshipcomposermusic teachermentordeaf-muteportland, oregonmarching bandteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherdisabledteaching
Key Collaborators
Stephen Herek Director Oliver Wood Director of Photography Trudy Ship Editor Michael Kamen Original Music Composer Patrick Sheane Duncan Writer Michael Nolin Producer Robert W. Cort Producer Ted Field Producer David Nichols Production Design Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Design
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