Children of a Lesser God transcends its transparently noble goals thanks to a pair of absorbing performances from William Hurt and Marlee Matlin.
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Director -
Randa Haines -
Producer -
Burt Sugarman , Patrick J. Palmer -
Screenwriter -
Hesper Anderson , Mark Medoff -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 1986, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$26.8M -
Runtime -
1h 59m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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