Film
Children of a Lesser God
1986· R· 1h 59m· Drama· Romance
“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.”
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
1986-09-13
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Key Crew
DirectorRanda Haines
ScreenplayHesper Anderson
ProducerBurt Sugarman
Director of PhotographyJohn Seale
Original Music ComposerMichael Convertino
EditorLisa Fruchtman
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1986-09-13
Runtime1h 59m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
Box office$32M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.9/10 · 342 votes
Original languageen
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