Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

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.

Director

Stephen Herek

Writers

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Themes1960s1990scomposerdeaf-mutedisabledfather son relationshipforced retirementhigh schoolhigh school teacherhusband wife relationship