Stars: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Laurence Olivier, Tom Baker, Harry Andrews, Michael Bryant, Maurice Denham, Jack Hawkins

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Summary: This Academy Award-winning film recreates the years of corruption, oppression and bloodshed leading up to the Russian Revolution.

The story of the final years of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra of Russia, and the revolution which turned their lives upside down, and changed the world. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design.

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An earnest and sometimes overblown story of a music teacher's impact on those around him, Mr. Holland's Opusis at times a genuinely touching drama in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) plays an aspiring composer and musician who takes a job teaching music at a local high school to earn money while he composes. But when his wife (Glenne Headley) becomes pregnant, Glenn Holland must put aside his dreams and address the everyday realities of his life, from the melancholy and sometimes tragic fates of his students to the discovery that the son he cherishes is deaf. Building to a highly emotional climax in which the teacher sees the impact he's had on the world around him, Mr. Holland's Opusis a showcase for a fine Oscar-nominated performance by Dreyfuss and an engaging, heartwarming story. --Robert Lane

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1971
Release Date:	December 2, 2002
Runtime:	165 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 10054
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Nicholas, Alexandra, Drama, Historical
Genre:	Drama