
Mr. Holland's Opus
Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
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.
Trailers & More
About Mr. Holland's Opus
- Directors
- Stephen Herek
- Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Content rating
- PG
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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