Mr. Holland's Opus
In Theaters
December 29, 1995
Runtime: 2h 23m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland
Glenne Headly
Iris Holland
Jay Thomas
Bill Meister
Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard
Louis Russ
Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd
Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan
Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead
- NR
Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old
Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old
- AN
Anthony Natale
Cole at 28 Years Old
Joanna Gleason
Gertrude Lang as an adult
Beth Maitland
Deaf School Principal
- PF
Patrick Fong
Study Hall Student
- BD
Benjamin J. Dixon
Mr. Mims
- KA
Kathryn Arnett
Ms. Swedlin
Stephen Herek
Director
- PD
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Writer
Media
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