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.
Title | Thursday's Children |
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Year | 1954 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | World Wide Pictures, Morse Films |
Cast | Richard Burton |
Crew | Geoffrey Wright (Music), Lindsay Anderson (Director), Guy Brenton (Director), Guy Brenton (Writer), Lindsay Anderson (Writer), Walter Lassally (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | preserved film |
Release | May 01, 1954 |
Runtime | 21 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 10 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |