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Children of a Lesser God
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Overview

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7.1/10   5,875 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Mark Medoff (play)
Mark Medoff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 October 1986 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Love has a language all of its own.
Plot:
James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Love is what gives the struggle of life its value more (38 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Runtime:
119 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Sarah Norman. At 21, she is the youngest winner of a Best Actress Oscar. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: The DVD back lists a main character as "John" Leeds, when the name should be "JAMES" Leeds. more
Quotes:
[Translating Sarah's sign language]
James Leeds: Sex was always something I could do as well as hearing girls. Better.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "See Hear: (#29.13)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
I've Been Loving You Too Long more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Love is what gives the struggle of life its value, 2 January 2002
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Author: Ironworkerdave from Valpo, Indiana

I enjoyed this movie because I understood, at least in part, the need for isolation as a defence against the world. I also believe that one can find someone to share the silence and it is that that makes being vulnerable worth it. Life can have a harmony of two together if you are willing to give it your all.

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