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Children of a Lesser God

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Top 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

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

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