Children of a Lesser God

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkb:play
gptkbp:AcademyAwardForBestActress gptkb:Marlee_Matlin
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNominations 5
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNomineeForBestActor gptkb:William_Hurt
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNomineeForBestAdaptedScreenplay gptkb:Hesper_Anderson
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNomineeForBestDirector gptkb:Randa_Haines
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNomineeForBestPicture gptkb:Children_of_a_Lesser_God
gptkbp:AcademyAwardNomineeForBestSupportingActress gptkb:Piper_Laurie
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Children_of_a_Lesser_God_(play)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $31.6 million
gptkbp:BroadwayPremiereYear 1980
gptkbp:budget $10.5 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:John_Seale
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Randa_Haines
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Lisa_Fruchtman
gptkbp:genre romantic drama
gptkbp:GoldenGlobeAwardForBestActressInADrama gptkb:Marlee_Matlin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Children of a Lesser God
gptkbp:language gptkb:American_Sign_Language
English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Michael_Convertino
gptkbp:notableFor first deaf performer to win an Academy Award
use of American Sign Language
gptkbp:originalPlayLanguage English
gptkbp:originalPlayPremiereLocation gptkb:Mark_Taper_Forum,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:originalPlayPremiereYear 1979
gptkbp:playwright gptkb:Mark_Medoff
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Longacre_Theatre,_New_York
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate October 3, 1986
gptkbp:releaseYear 1986
gptkbp:runtime 119 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Hesper_Anderson
gptkb:Mark_Medoff
gptkbp:setting gptkb:school
gptkbp:starring gptkb:William_Hurt
gptkb:Marlee_Matlin
gptkb:Philip_Bosco
gptkbp:subject communication barriers
deafness
romantic relationships
gptkbp:TonyAwardForBestActorInAPlay gptkb:John_Rubinstein
gptkbp:TonyAwardForBestActressInAPlay gptkb:Phyllis_Frelich
gptkbp:TonyAwardForBestPlay gptkb:Children_of_a_Lesser_God
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Hurt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4