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.”
1986•R•1h 59m•6.9•Released
DramaRomance
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Director
Randa Haines
Writer
Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson
Revenue
$32M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
William Hurt
James Leeds
Marlee Matlin
Sarah Norman
Piper Laurie
Mrs. Norman
Philip Bosco
Dr. Curtis Franklin
Allison Gompf
Lydia
John F. Cleary
Johnny
Philip Holmes
Glen
Georgia Ann Cline
Cheryl
William D. Byrd
Danny
Frank Carter Jr.
Tony
John Limnidis
William
Bob Hiltermann
Orin
E. Katherine Kerr
Mary Lee Ochs
John Basinger
Alan Jones
Barry Magnani
Tom Schuyler
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Burt Sugarman
Producer
Patrick J. Palmer
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