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Children of a lesser god

Haines, Randa, (film director.). Sugarman, Burt, (film producer.). Anderson, Hesper, (screenwriter.). Medoff, Mark, 1940-2019 (screenwriter.). Palmer, Patrick, (film producer.). Hurt, William, (actor.). Matlin, Marlee, (actor.). Laurie, Piper, 1932-2023 (Added Author). Bosco, Philip, (actor.). Convertino, Michael, (composer.). Fruchtman, Lisa, (editor.). Callahan, Gene, 1923-1990 (production designer.). Seale, John, 1942- (cinematograhper.). Medoff, Mark, 1940-2019 Children of a lesser god. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco. (Cast).

A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.

DVD  - 2000
FIC Child
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Subject
Medoff, Mark, 1940-2019 > Film adaptations.
Deaf > United States > Drama.
Deaf > Education > Drama.
Deaf women > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Deaf > United States > Drama.
Deaf > Education > Drama.
Genre
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Disability > Feature.
Romance > Feature.
Feature films > United States.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen version.
  • Publisher Hollywood CA : Paramount Pictures, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
Based on the stage play by Mark Medoff.
Special features: Interactive menus, scene selection, theatrical trialer.
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note:
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs -- Interactive menus -- Scene selection (All over the map ; Reasons to speak ; Sarah ; Alone in silence ; Hearing boys ; Tell me what to say ; I promise ; Boomerang ; Deaf children ; Say my name ; Show me the music ; What do you hear ; Separate but one ; Forgive me ; Inside the silence ; Joined ; Credits) -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby digital mono ; French Dolby digital mono -- Subtitles: English.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Michael Convertino ; editor, Lisa Fruchtman ; production design, Gene Callahan ; director of photography, John Seale.
Participant or Performer Note:
William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
Includes French dubbed version and subtitles in English.
Awards Note:
Academy Award winner, best actress, Marlee Matlin.

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