Richard Burton gently but passionately narrates this informative documentary that follows a group...
Thursday's Children
Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children.
- Overview
- Cast
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Thursday's Children
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 1, 1954
Runtime
0h 21m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
66%
Original Title
Thursday's Children
Production Companies
World Wide Pictures, Morse Films
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Description
Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children.
Cast
Crew
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