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Children of a Lesser God

She is the most mysterious, independent, beautiful, angry person he has ever met. He is the first man who has ever gotten close enough to love her.

Film19861h 59mReleased

DramaRomance
Not rated

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Director
Randa Haines
Language
English
Released
1986-09-13
Runtime
1h 59m

Community score

6.9346 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.7

The story

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Cast

  • William Hurt
    William HurtJames Leeds
  • Marlee Matlin
    Marlee MatlinSarah Norman
  • Piper Laurie
    Piper LaurieMrs. Norman
  • Philip Bosco
    Philip BoscoDr. Curtis Franklin
  • Allison Gompf — artwork unavailable
    Allison GompfLydia
  • John F. Cleary — artwork unavailable
    John F. ClearyJohnny
  • Philip Holmes — artwork unavailable
    Philip HolmesGlen
  • Georgia Ann Cline — artwork unavailable
    Georgia Ann ClineCheryl
  • William D. Byrd — artwork unavailable
    William D. ByrdDanny
  • Frank Carter Jr. — artwork unavailable
    Frank Carter Jr.Tony