Top billed cast

1. 

   William Hurt

   James Leeds

2. 

   Marlee Matlin

   Sarah Norman

3. 

   Piper Laurie

   Mrs. Norman

4. 

   Philip Bosco

   Dr. Curtis Franklin

5. 

   Allison Gompf

   Lydia

6. 

   John F. Cleary

   Johnny

7. 

   Philip Holmes

   Glen

8. 

   Georgia Ann Cline

   Cheryl

9. 

   William D. Byrd

   Danny

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-04-11

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 and act with much more confidence amidst each other and amongst the talking community at large. Soon they playing a bit of second fiddle to the enigmatic "Sarah" (Marlee Matlin). She's now the school caretaker and has a reputation as a bit stand-offish and temperamental, but it turns out that she, too, is deaf and t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$31,853,080.00

Keywords

• deaf-mute
• deaf
• man woman relationship
• listening
• teacher
• teacher student relationship
• woman director
• sign languages
• teachers and students
• schoolroom
• deaf girl
• deafness