Mr. Holland's Opus

IMDb 7.0 1995 • 143 min • DramaMusic

Director

Stephen Herek

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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