Thursday's Children
6.6
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1954-05-01
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Documentary
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.
Featured Crew
| Geoffrey Wright | Music |
| Guy Brenton | Writer |
| Lindsay Anderson | Director |
| Lindsay Anderson | Writer |
| Guy Brenton | Director |
| Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
