Children of a Lesser God
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1986
1h 59m
R
English
Drama, Romance
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Children of a Lesser God
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
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Cast
James Leeds
Sarah Norman
Mrs. Norman
Dr. Curtis Franklin
Lydia
Johnny
Glen
Cheryl
Danny
Tony
William
Orin
Mary Lee Ochs
Alan Jones
Tom Schuyler
Marian Loesser
Martha Franklin
Mr. Harrison
Glen's Father
Glen's Mother
Glen's Brother
Sarah's Friend
Sarah's Friend
Waiter
Cafeteria Cook
Directed By: Randa Haines
Written By: Mark Medoff (Screenplay), Hesper Anderson (Screenplay)
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Wuchak
6 years ago
***A school for the deaf on a Maine island with William Hurt and Marlee Matlin***
A teacher (William Hurt) moves to coastal Maine to work at a school for the deaf on an island where he becomes interested in a striking, but disturbed janitor (Marlee Matlin), who was once a student there.
"Child More
A teacher (William Hurt) moves to coastal Maine to work at a school for the deaf on an island where he becomes interested in a striking, but disturbed janitor (Marlee Matlin), who was once a student there.
"Child More
CinemaSerf
a month ago
Acclaimed teacher "James" (William Hurt) arrives at a school for the deaf where his very "hands on" techniques rather shake the established order of superintendent "Franklin" (Philip Bosco). His pupils make good progress, though, as his methods start to encourage them to speak more and act with much More
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