---
title: 'Children of a Lesser God (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Randa Haines'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/children-of-a-lesser-god-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090830/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Children of a Lesser God (1986)

1986 · 118 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines from a screenplay written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff and based on Medoff's 1979 play. The film stars William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, and Philip Bosco. The film's narrative follows two employees at a school for the deaf: a deaf custodian and a hearing speech teacher, whose conflicting ideologies on speech and deafness create tension and discord in their developing romantic relationship.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Randa Haines](https://cinepixo.com/people/randa-haines)
- **Screenplay:** [Mark Medoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-medoff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Convertino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-convertino)
- **Producer:** [Burt Sugarman](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-sugarman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Fruchtman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-fruchtman)

## Cast

- [Marlee Matlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlee-matlin)
- [Piper Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/piper-laurie)
- [Bob Hiltermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hiltermann)
- [Emmanuelle Laborit](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-laborit)
- [William Damaged](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-damaged)
- [Philip Bosco](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-bosco)

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