- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 1986-10-31
- Director: Randa Haines
- Writers: Mark Medoff , Hesper Anderson
- Language: English | American Sign
- Stars: William Hurt , Marlee Matlin , Piper Laurie , Philip Bosco , Allison Gompf , John F. Cleary , Philip Holmes , Georgia Ann Cline , William D. Byrd , Frank Carter Jr.
- Runtime: 119 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 13 nominations total
- AKA: Figli di un dio minore (Italy) , Te amaré en silencio (Argentina) , Sanaton rakkaus (Finland) , Children of a Lesser God (Philippines) , Başka tanrının çocukları (Turkey) , Yeladim Horgim L'Yeladim (Israel) , Деца, забравени от Бога (Bulgaria) , Te amaré en silencio (Mexico) , Дети тишины , 愛は静けさの中に (Japan) , Kjærligheten trenger ingen ord (Norway) , Gottes vergessene Kinder , Filhos do Silêncio (Brazil) , Children of a Lesser God (United Arab Emirates) , Egy kisebb isten gyermekei (Hungary) , Hijos de un dios menor (Spain) , Les enfants du silence (France, French Republic) , Kærlighed uden ord (Denmark) , Παιδιά ενός κατώτερου θεού (Greece) , Children of a Lesser God , Gottes vergessene Kinder (Germany) , Children of a Lesser God (Canada) , Filhos de Um Deus Menor (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dzieci gorszego Boga (Poland) , Les enfants du silence (Canada) , Bortom alla ord (Sweden) , Children of a Lesser God (United States of America) , Ai wa Shizukesa no Naka ni (Japan) , 悲憐上帝的女兒 (Taiwan) , Os Filhos do Silêncio (Brazil) , Djeca manjeg boga (Croatia) , Paidia enos katoterou theou (Greece) , Deca manjeg boga (Serbia) , Children of a Lesser God (United Kingdom) , Te amaré en silencio (Peru) , Children of a Lesser God (Australia)
- Plot:
James, a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf, falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs.
- IMDB:tt0090830
Children of a Lesser God Cast · · · ALL
Randa Haines
Director
William Hurt
James Leeds
Marlee Matlin
Sarah Norman
Piper Laurie
Mrs. Norman
Philip Bosco
Dr. Curtis Franklin
Allison Gompf
Lydia
John F. Cleary
Johnny
Philip Holmes
Glen
John Limnidis
William
Bob Hiltermann
Orin
E. Katherine Kerr
Mary Lee Ochs
John Basinger
Alan Jones
Linda Bove
Marian Loesser
James Carrington
Mr. Harrison
María Cellario
Glen's Mother
Leigh French
Announcer
Archie Hahn
Announcer
Jack Blessing
Announcer
Nicholas Guest
Announcer
Gigi Vorgan
Announcer
Lynne Marie Stewart
Announcer