Children of a Lesser God

Sep 13, 1986

1h 59m

★ 6.9

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.

Overview

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Children of a Lesser God Trailers

Cast

James Leeds

William Hurt

Sarah Norman

Marlee Matlin

Mrs. Norman

Piper Laurie

Dr. Curtis Franklin

Philip Bosco

Lydia

Allison Gompf

Johnny

John F. Cleary

Glen

Philip Holmes

Cheryl

Georgia Ann Cline

Danny

William D. Byrd

Tony

Frank Carter Jr.

William

John Limnidis

Orin

Bob Hiltermann

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