Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank PerryDirector
- Ernest TidymanWriter
- Gil AskeyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- LeVar BurtonDonald Lang
- Paul SorvinoLowell Myers
- Brian DennehyRagoti
- Rose GregorioJean Markin
- Gregg HenryAssistant D.A. Smith
- Steven WilliamsJulius Lang
- Helen MartinMrs. Harrod
- Jonathan PilursDet. Romain
- Paul ButlerSgt. Alonzo Hobbs
- Allen HamiltonDr. Romney
- Frankie HillErnestine
- Ray PriceBlack Giant