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Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 13, 1986

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

69%

Original Title

Children of a Lesser God

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Randa Haines

Revenue

$31,853,080

Description

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.