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Children of a Lesser God (1986)

119 mins

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DRAMA

ROMANCE

James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs. Will her feelings change over time?

name	character
John Basinger	Alan Jones
Philip Bosco	Dr. Curtis Franklin
William D. Byrd	Danny
Frank Carter Jr.	Tony
John F. Cleary	Johnny
Georgia Ann Cline	Cheryl
Allison Gompf	Lydia
Bob Hiltermann	Orin
Philip Holmes	Glen
William Hurt	James Leeds
E. Katherine Kerr	Mary Lee Ochs
Piper Laurie	Mrs. Norman
John Limnidis	William
Barry Magnani	Tom Schuyler
Marlee Matlin	Sarah Norman

name
Michael Convertino	composer
Randa Haines	director
Mark Medoff	screenplay
Patrick J. Palmer	producer
Burt Sugarman	producer

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Marlee Matlin	1986
Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Marlee Matlin	1986

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