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Children of a Lesser God

1986·1h 59m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
20,071 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.

Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 drama romance movie directed by Randa Haines, starring William Hurt, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 20,071 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Randa Haines
Stars
William Hurt
Piper Laurie
Philip Bosco
Marlee Matlin
Details
1986-10-31
119 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, American Sign Language
Keywords
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