CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 36m

Dummy

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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.

Directed byFrank Perry

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
May 27, 1979
Studios
Warner Bros. TelevisionThe Königsberg Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Donald Lang

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Lowell Myers

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Ragoti

Rose Gregorio

Rose Gregorio

Jean Markin

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Assistant D.A. Smith

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Julius Lang

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Mrs. Harrod

Jonathan Pilurs

Det. Romain

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Allen Hamilton

Allen Hamilton

Dr. Romney

Creative team
Directed by
Frank Perry
Frank Perry
Written by
Ernest Tidyman
Ernest Tidyman
Produced by
Ernest Tidyman
Ernest Tidyman
Sam Manners

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