Amy

– A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Amy (1981)

A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

20 Mar 1981

Language:

English, American Sign Language

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writer:

Noreen Stone

Main Actors:

Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Robinson

Plot:

In the early 20th century, a woman named Amy Medford runs away from her unsatisfying marriage to a rich man and the memories of their dead son to work as a speech teacher at a rural school for deaf and blind children. While the school's Matron, Malvina Dodd, questions her approach, eventually Amy breaks through to several of the children, especially Henry Watkins, a deaf boy who . Meanwhile, as her husband Elliot looks for her, another man, Dr. Ben Cochran, bonds with the children and seeks Amy's affections.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Walt Disney Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10