What the Deaf Man Heard
For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.
1997 | 120m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | John Kent Harrison |
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| Writer: | G.D. Gearino |
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| In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 23, 1997 |
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| Director: | John Kent Harrison |
| Writer: | G.D. Gearino |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | deaf man |
| Production Companies | Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
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| Matthew Modine | Sammy Ayers |
| Claire Bloom | Mrs. Tynan |
| Judith Ivey | Lucille |
| James Earl Jones | Archibald Thacker |
| Jerry O'Connell | Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt |
| Bernadette Peters | Helen Ayers |
| Tom Skerritt | Norm Jenkins |
| Anne Bobby | Tallasse Tynan |
| Stephen Spinella | Percy |
| Jake Weber | Tolliver Tynan |
| Frankie Muniz | Young Sammy Ayers |
| Hallee Hirsh | Young Tallasse |
| Jim Grollman | Myron |
| Lance Reddick | George Thacker |
| Teagle F. Bougere | Abraham Thacker |
| Karen Williams | Rachel |
| Terry Nienhuis | Officer Harvey |
| Mark Joy | Attorney |
| Danny Kamin | Judge |
| Bill Roberson | Prosecutor |
| K. Ryan Parker | Courtroom Gallery |
| Jemila Ericson | Clerk of Court |
| Name | Job |
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| John Kent Harrison | Director |
| G.D. Gearino | Novel |
| Robert W. Lenski | Teleplay |
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