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Overview
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 27, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- LeVar Burton,Paul Sorvino,Brian Dennehy,Rose Gregorio,Gregg Henry,Steven Williams,Helen Martin,Jonathan Pilurs,Paul Butler,Allen Hamiltonand 29 more
- Director
- Frank Perry
- Writer
- Ernest Tidyman
- Cinematography
- Gayne Rescher
- Music
- Gil Askey
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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