Thursday's Children (1954)
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- Approved
- 21min
- Documentary, Short
- 18 Apr 1955 (USA)
- Short
Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through...
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Richard Burton | ... |
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Directed by
| Lindsay Anderson | ||
| Guy Brenton | ||
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Music by
| Geoffrey Wright | ||
Cinematography by
| Walter Lassally | ||
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- British Information Service (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures International, British Film Division (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD) (on if....)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children.
Written by Les Adams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The short subject is included as a supplement on the Criterion DVD release of the feature film If. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Lucky Man (1995). See more » |