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.
Credits
Thursday's Children Cast
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Character |
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Richard Burton
He was 29, 58 years old when he died
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as Narrator |
Thursday's Children Crew
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Department |
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Lindsay Anderson as Director. He was 32 (71) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Lindsay Anderson as Writer. He was 32 (71) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Walter Lassally as Camera Operator. He was 28 (90) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Walter Lassally as Director of Photography. He was 28 (90) years old when He died
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Camera |
