Amy (1981)

A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writer:

Noreen Stone

Stars:

Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jenny Agutter	...	Amy Medford
Barry Newman	...	Dr. Ben Corcoran
Kathleen Nolan	...	Helen Gibbs
Chris Robinson	...	Elliot Medford
Lou Fant	...	Lyle Ferguson
Margaret O'Brien	...	Hazel Johnson
Nanette Fabray	...	Malvina
Lance LeGault	...	Edgar Wambuck
Lucille Benson	...	Rose Metcalf
Jonathan Daly	...	Clyde Pruett
Lonny Chapman	...	Virgil Goodloe
Brian Frishman	...	Mervin Grimes
Jane Daly	...	Molly Tribble
Dawn Jeffory	...	Caroline Chapman
Frances Bay	...	Mrs. Lindey

Storyline

In the early 20th century, a woman named Amy Medford runs away from her unsatisfying marriage to a rich man and the memories of their dead son to work as a speech teacher at a rural school for deaf and blind children. While the school's Matron, Malvina Dodd, questions her approach, eventually Amy breaks through to several of the children, especially Henry Watkins, a deaf boy who . Meanwhile, as her husband Elliot looks for her, another man, Dr. Ben Cochran, bonds with the children and seeks Amy's affections.

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Plot Keywords:

children | school | teacher | female protagonist | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

She taught them to speak. They taught her to love.

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Genres:

Family | Drama

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally made-for-TV, produced for the Disney anthology series; it was released to theaters instead.

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Connections

Edited into Amy-on-the-Lips (1982)

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Soundtracks

So Many Ways
Music by Robert F. Brunner
Lyrics by Bruce Belland
Performed by Julie Budd

User Reviews

Wonderful film

Completely disagree with the comment below which seems ignorant to some individual's realities and the stigma they faced back then and still today. Highly recommend!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

20 March 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1