Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

Love has a language all of its own.

6.9(330 votes)
1986
1h 59m
Drama
Romance

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Production

Paramount Pictures

Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

James Leeds

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Sarah Norman

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Mrs. Norman

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Dr. Curtis Franklin

Allison Gompf

Allison Gompf

Lydia

John F. Cleary

John F. Cleary

Johnny

Philip Holmes

Philip Holmes

Glen

Georgia Ann Cline

Georgia Ann Cline

Cheryl

William D. Byrd

William D. Byrd

Danny

Frank Carter Jr.

Frank Carter Jr.

Tony

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