

What the Deaf Man Heard
1997-11-23 · 99 min · ★ 6.4
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.
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- Directors
- John Kent Harrison
- Production companies
- Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Matthew ModineSammy Ayers
Claire BloomMrs. Tynan
Judith IveyLucille
James Earl JonesArchibald Thacker
Jerry O'ConnellReverend Perry Ray Pruitt
Bernadette PetersHelen Ayers
Tom SkerrittNorm Jenkins
Anne BobbyTallasse Tynan
Stephen SpinellaPercy
Jake WeberTolliver Tynan
Frankie MunizYoung Sammy Ayers
Hallee HirshYoung Tallasse
Lance ReddickGeorge Thacker
Teagle F. BougereAbraham Thacker
Mark JoyAttorney
Danny KaminJudge
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