Thursday’s Children (Anderson, Brenton)

Director: Lindsay Anderson, Guy Brenton
Stars: Richard Burton
Genre: Documentary, Short
Country: UK

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.

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