
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Cast

William Hurt
James Leeds

Marlee Matlin
Sarah Norman

Piper Laurie
Mrs. Norman

Philip Bosco
Dr. Curtis Franklin
Allison Gompf
Lydia
John F. Cleary
Johnny
Philip Holmes
Glen
Georgia Ann Cline
Cheryl
William D. Byrd
Danny
Frank Carter Jr.
Tony
John Limnidis
William

Bob Hiltermann
Orin

E. Katherine Kerr
Mary Lee Ochs
John Basinger
Alan Jones
Barry Magnani
Tom Schuyler

Linda Bove
Marian Loesser
Ann Hanson
Martha Franklin
James Carrington
Mr. Harrison
Max M. Brown
Glen's Father
María Cellario
Glen's Mother
Jon-Paul Dougherty
Glen's Brother
Linda Swim
Sarah's Friend
Lois Clowater
Sarah's Friend
Allan R. Francis
Waiter
Richard Kendall
Cafeteria Cook
Christopher Shay
Ricky
Laraine Isa
Woman in Beauty Shop
Nanci Kendall
Woman at Party
Marie Brazil
Mother
Charlene Legere
Child

Leigh French
Announcer

Archie Hahn
Announcer

Jack Blessing
Announcer

Nicholas Guest
Announcer

Gigi Vorgan
Announcer

Lynne Marie Stewart
Announcer
Crew

Randa Haines
Director
Mark Medoff
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Hesper Anderson
Screenplay
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor

John Seale
Director of Photography
Ron Lambert
Color Timer
Jimmy Kaufman
First Assistant Director
Kim H. Winther
Second Assistant Director
Valley Via Reseigne
Production Coordinator
Patrick J. Palmer
Producer, Second Unit Director
Burt Sugarman
Producer
Candace Koethe
Associate Producer
Gene Callahan
Production Design
Robert DaPrato
Dolly Grip
Ruth Lambert
Casting Assistant
Gretchen Rennell
Casting
Renée April
Costume Design
Fabienne April
Costumer
Arthur Rowsell
Costumer
Paul LeBlanc
Hairstylist
Ann Brodie
Makeup Artist
Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Editor
Dennis Drummond
Sound Editor

Dody Dorn
Sound Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Lightstone
Production Sound Mixer
Linda Whittlesey
Foley Editor
George Berndt
ADR Editor
David Neil Trifunovich
Special Effects Coordinator

Michael Convertino
Original Music Composer
Else Blangsted
Supervising Music Editor
Leanne Moore
Production Accountant
Rose Marie McSherry
Set Decoration
Mark S. Freeborn
Assistant Set Decoration
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Richard Kendall
Technical Advisor
Susanna David
Script Supervisor
Michael Jewison
Location Manager
Dan Siretta
Choreographer
J. Tracy Budd
Property Master
Daniel R. Bradette
Assistant Property Master
Randy Tambling
Key Grip
Ron Renzetti
Grip
Stéphane Reichel
Unit Production Manager
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
Barbra Matis
Art Direction
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