PGMr. Holland's Opus

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IMDB (42,464 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 143 mins
Drama, Music
Mr. Holland's Opus

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.

Status: Released (1995-12-29)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total
BoxOffice:$82,569,971
Screen:Patrick Sheane Duncan
Productions: Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Charlie Mopic Company
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Mr. Holland's Opus
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Wuchak

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***Taking a bypass from your dreams and finding your true calling*** A composer (Richard Dreyfuss) puts his lofty ambitions on hold to become a high school music teacher in Portland, Oregon, from 1965-1995. Glenne Headly plays his wife, Jay Thomas the coach, Olympia Dukakis the pr ....

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Filipe Manuel Neto

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**Another good film about an outstanding teacher marking the lives of his students... another one.** One of the things I like most about a film, in addition to telling a good story and positively entertaining us for an hour or two, is to reflect on different subjects and themes. T ....

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