Description
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.
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Release Date1979
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Runtime1 hr 36 min
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Languageen
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Rating8.5 (2)
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Genres
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DirectorFrank Perry
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CastLeVar BurtonPaul SorvinoBrian DennehyRose GregorioGregg HenrySteven WilliamsHelen MartinJonathan PilursPaul ButlerAllen HamiltonFrankie HillRay PricePat BillingsleyJames D. O'ReillyTricia BorhaJoseph ClarkObiloRichard CosentinoJack OrendWilbert BradleyHolly Robinson PeeteIra RogersSamantha McCoyMelody RobbBill NigutNancy BairdPaul PrestonIrma RileyJames SpinksFrank HeinrichJoBe CernyNathan DavisBurton CollinsYaumilton BrownLorenzo ClemonsJ.J. ButlerPaul CookBernard ChestleighIan Patrick Williams