Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
12/29/1995 (US) • 2h 23m
Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
Overview
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 Billed Cast
Glenn Holland
Iris Holland
Bill Meister
Principal Jacobs
Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Gertrude Lang
Louis Russ
Bobby Tidd
Rowena Morgan
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$106,300,000.00
Keywords
high school
husband wife relationship
composer
music teacher
mentor
deaf-mute
portland, oregon
marching band
teacher student relationship
high school teacher
disabled
teaching
retirement party
sign languages
forced retirement
1960s
1990s
father son relationship
inspiring teacher
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