Movie
Children of a Lesser God
Overview
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-09-13
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- William Hurt as James Leeds
- Marlee Matlin as Sarah Norman
- Piper Laurie as Mrs. Norman
- Philip Bosco as Dr. Curtis Franklin
- Allison Gompf as Lydia
- John F. Cleary as Johnny
- Philip Holmes as Glen
- Georgia Ann Cline as Cheryl
- William D. Byrd as Danny
- Frank Carter Jr. as Tony
- John Limnidis as William
- Bob Hiltermann as Orin
Crew
- Randa Haines - Director
- Mark Medoff - Screenplay
- Hesper Anderson - Screenplay
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