Children of a Lesser God (1986)
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.
Synopsis
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Cast
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William Hurt
as James Leeds
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Marlee Matlin
as Sarah Norman
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Piper Laurie
as Mrs. Norman
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Philip Bosco
as Dr. Curtis Franklin
- Allison Gompf as Lydia
- John F. Cleary as Johnny
- Philip Holmes as Glen
- Georgia Ann Cline as Cheryl
- William D. Byrd as Danny
- Frank Carter Jr. as Tony
- John Limnidis as William
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Bob Hiltermann
as Orin
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E. Katherine Kerr
as Mary Lee Ochs
- John Basinger as Alan Jones
- Barry Magnani as Tom Schuyler
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Linda Bove
as Marian Loesser
- Ann Hanson as Martha Franklin
- James Carrington as Mr. Harrison
Crew
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Randa Haines
Director
-
John Seale
Director of Photography
- Lisa Fruchtman Editor
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Michael Convertino
Original Music Composer
- Burt Sugarman Producer
- Patrick J. Palmer Producer
- Mark Medoff Screenplay
- Hesper Anderson Screenplay
