Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines and written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff. An adaptation of Medoff's Tony Award-winning stage play of the same name, the film stars William Hurt and Marlee Matlin as two employees at a school for the deaf: a hearing speech teacher and a deaf custodian, respectively, whose conflicting ideologies on speech and deafness create tension and discord in their d... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 3, 1986

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min

Also known as:

  • Children of a Lesser God,
  • Gottes vergessene Kinder

Film

Directed by

Randa Haines

Randa Haines (born February 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film and television director and producer. She is perhaps most famous for directing the critically acclaimed feature film Children of a Lesser God (1986), which starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, for which Matlin won the...

Tagline:

  • Love has a language all of its own.

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Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1986
  • Jan 20, 2009
  • Dec 12, 2000
  • Nov 15, 2005
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min
  • 1 h 58 min
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1986
  • Role: Sarah
  • 1987
  • Role Sarah Norman
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Note
  • 687
  • 6.5

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Adapted From

Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God is a play by Mark Medoff, published in 1980 focusing on the conflicted professional and romantic relationship between deaf former student, Sarah Norman, and her teacher, James Leeds. The play was specially written for the Deaf actress Phyllis Frelich, based to some extent...

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