Children of a Lesser God

October. 03,1986      R
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

William Hurt as  James Leeds
Marlee Matlin as  Sarah Norman
Piper Laurie as  Mrs. Norman
Philip Bosco as  Dr. Curtis Franklin
Bob Hiltermann as  Orin
E. Katherine Kerr as  Mary Lee Ochs
Linda Bove as  Marian Loesser

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