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195421 minGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

Thursday's Children

195421 minGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

A touching glimpse into the lives of deaf children learning to communicate.

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Lindsay Anderson,

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A touching glimpse into the lives of deaf children learning to communicate.

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Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Andersondirector

Guy Brentondirector

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Andersonwriter

Guy Brentonwriter

Richard Burton

Richard Burtoncast

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Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with British Film Institute in 2005.

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