FeaturePG1997·120m·6.4

What the Deaf Man Heard

For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.

DramaComedyTV Movie

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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Cast

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

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Crew

Director

John Kent Harrison

Writers

Robert W. Lenski, G.D. Gearino

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