Children of a Lesser God - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Children of a Lesser God"
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Timing: 1:59 (119 min)
Children of a Lesser God - TMDB rating
6.923/10
300
Children of a Lesser God - Kinopoisk rating
7.585/10
2034
Children of a Lesser God - IMDB rating
7.2/10
20000

What's left behind the scenes

  • The first film directed by a woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • A dispute arose between director Randa Haines and actress Marlee Matlin over whether the actress should smoke on screen. Matlin flatly refused, while Haines had ordered her to get used to smoking two months before filming began. The actress only started "getting used to it" a week before the start of filming.
  • The casting for the role of Sarah Norman, ultimately played by Marlee Matlin, lasted six months and took place in the USA, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
  • The first film directed by a woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Director Randa Haines and actress Marlee Matlin had a dispute over whether the actress should smoke on screen. Matlin flatly refused, while Haines had ordered her to get used to smoking two months before filming began. The actress only began "getting used to it" a week before the start of filming.
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