Thursday's Children

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 1, 1954

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

World Wide Pictures,Morse Films

Cast

Richard Burton

Director

Lindsay Anderson,Guy Brenton

Writer

Lindsay Anderson,Guy Brenton

Cinematography

Walter Lassally

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0047585