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Children of a Lesser God

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
20K
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William Hurt and Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
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DramaRomance

A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.

  • Director
    • Randa Haines
  • Writers
    • Mark Medoff
    • Hesper Anderson
    • James Carrington
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Marlee Matlin
    • Piper Laurie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Randa Haines
    • Writers
      • Mark Medoff
      • Hesper Anderson
      • James Carrington
    • Stars
      • William Hurt
      • Marlee Matlin
      • Piper Laurie
    • 85User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 14 nominations total

    Videos17

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:26
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    Marlee Matlin Shares the Importance of Authentic Representation
    Clip 6:06
    Marlee Matlin Shares the Importance of Authentic Representation
    Marlee Matlin Shares the Importance of Authentic Representation
    Clip 6:06
    Marlee Matlin Shares the Importance of Authentic Representation
    Children Of A Lesser God: Common Courtesy
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    Children Of A Lesser God: Common Courtesy
    Children Of A Lesser God: Slow Dance
    Clip 1:53
    Children Of A Lesser God: Slow Dance
    Children Of A Lesser God: Pool
    Clip 1:34
    Children Of A Lesser God: Pool
    Children Of A Lesser God: Choo-Choo
    Clip 0:56
    Children Of A Lesser God: Choo-Choo

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    Top Cast36

    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • James
    Marlee Matlin
    Marlee Matlin
    • Sarah
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Mrs. Norman
    Philip Bosco
    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
    Bob Hiltermann
    • Orin
    E. Katherine Kerr
    E. Katherine Kerr
    • Mary Lee Ochs
    John Basinger
    • Alan Jones
    Barry Magnani
    • Tom Schuyler
    Linda Bove
    Linda Bove
    • Marian Loesser
    Ann Hanson
    • Martha Franklin
    James Carrington
    James Carrington
    • Mr. Harrison
    • Director
      • Randa Haines
    • Writers
      • Mark Medoff
      • Hesper Anderson
      • James Carrington
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The first film directed by a woman (Randa Haines) to be Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
    • Goofs
      The DVD back lists a main character as "John" Leeds, when the name should be "JAMES" Leeds.
    • Quotes
      • James Leeds: Do you think that we could find a place where we can meet - not in silence and not in sound?
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Colorizing: Hollywood's New Vandalism (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Jump (For My Love)
      by Marti Sharron, Stephen Mitchell (as Steven Mitchell) & Gary Skardina
      Performed by The Pointer Sisters
      Courtesy of RCA Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 31, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Te amaré en silencio
    • Filming locations
      • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $10,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,853,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,909,084
      • Oct 5, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,853,080
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 59m(119 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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