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Overview:
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.Status: | Released (1986-09-13) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 13 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $31,853,080 |
Screen: | Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson, James Carrington |
Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 227: William Hurt - James Leeds
- 19797: Marlee Matlin - Sarah Norman
- 6721: Piper Laurie - Mrs. Norman
- 6541: Philip Bosco - Dr. Curtis Franklin
- 25187: Allison Gompf - Lydia
- 25188: John F. Cleary - Johnny
- 25189: Philip Holmes - Glen
Crews
- 19798: Randa Haines - Director - Directing
- 19799: Mark Medoff - Screenplay - Writing
- 25184: Burt Sugarman - Producer - Production
- 10829: Patrick J. Palmer - Producer - Production
- 4055: Michael Convertino - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2702: John Seale - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3274: Lisa Fruchtman - Editor - Editing
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***A school for the deaf on a Maine island with William Hurt and Marlee Matlin*** A teacher (William Hurt) moves to coastal Maine to work at a school for the deaf on an island where he becomes interested in a striking, but disturbed janitor (Marlee Matlin), who was once a student ....
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Acclaimed teacher "James" (William Hurt) arrives at a school for the deaf where his very "hands on" techniques rather shake the established order of superintendent "Franklin" (Philip Bosco). His pupils make good progress, though, as his methods start to encourage them to speak more a ....
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