Academy Award winner Kevin Kline stars as Arthur Hundert， a dedicatedand inspiring Classics professor who has devoted his life to teaching atan elite boys' prep school. When a new student， Bell， the headstrong sonof a powerful senator， joins his class， there is a clash of wills andpersonalities as these two people battle for the hearts and souls of theother students. Spanning 20 years， the story resumes when Bell now asuccessful and influential businessman， brings the retired professorback into his life and world. At a reunion of his students， Hundert isfaced with the fear that he may have failed the most important challengeof this life - to be a great teacher.