Mr. Holland's Opus poster
Director Stephen Herek
Writer Patrick Sheane Duncan

Mr. Holland's Opus

Tagline: Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.

Release Date: 1995-12-29

Duration: 143 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Alicia Witt
    Gertrude Lang
  • William H. Macy
    Vice Principal Gene Wolters
  • Terrence Howard
    Louis Russ
  • Forest Whitaker
    Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)
  • Richard Dreyfuss
    Glenn Holland
  • Glenne Headly
    Iris Holland
  • Balthazar Getty
    Stadler (uncredited)
  • Jean Louisa Kelly
    Rowena Morgan
  • Zoe McLellan
    Girl 4
  • Joanna Gleason
    Adult Gertrude