Thursday's Children 70 years old

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.

Credits

Thursday's Children Cast

Name Character
Richard Burton He was 29, 58 years old when he died as Narrator

Thursday's Children Crew

Name Department
Lindsay Anderson as Director. He was 32 (71) years old when He died Directing
Lindsay Anderson as Writer. He was 32 (71) years old when He died Writing
Walter Lassally as Camera Operator. He was 28 (90) years old when He died Camera
Walter Lassally as Director of Photography. He was 28 (90) years old when He died Camera
Thursday's Children poster
Thursday's Children (70 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 01, 1954
  • Runtime: 21 minutes