8.5
96 min
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.
Name | Character | Team | |
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LeVar Burton | Donald Lang | Unowned |
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Paul Sorvino | Lowell Myers | Unowned |
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Brian Dennehy | Ragoti | Unowned |
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Rose Gregorio | Jean Markin | Unowned |
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Gregg Henry | Assistant D.A. Smith | Unowned |
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Steven Williams | Julius Lang | Unowned |
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Helen Martin | Mrs. Harrod | Unowned |
Jonathan Pilurs | Det. Romain | Unowned | |
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Paul Butler | Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs | Unowned |
Allen Hamilton | Dr. Romney | Unowned | |
Frankie Hill | Ernestine | Unowned | |
Ray Price | Black Giant | Unowned | |
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Pat Billingsley | Dr. Morris | Unowned |
James D. O'Reilly | Judge O'Mara | Unowned | |
Tricia Borha | Mrs. Lang | Unowned | |
Joseph Clark | Young David | Unowned | |
Obilo | Husband | Unowned | |
Richard Cosentino | Dock Worker #1 | Unowned | |
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Jack Orend | Weary Worker | Unowned |
Wilbert Bradley | Bartender | Unowned | |
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Holly Robinson Peete | Genettia Lang | Unowned |
Ira Rogers | Rev. Jamison | Unowned | |
Samantha McCoy | Woman Expert | Unowned | |
Melody Robb | Case Worker | Unowned | |
Bill Nigut | Chief Orderly | Unowned | |
Nancy Baird | Teacher | Unowned | |
Paul Preston | Trustee #1 | Unowned | |
Irma Riley | Black Hooker | Unowned | |
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James Spinks | Bar Patron | Unowned |
Frank Heinrich | Male Resident | Unowned | |
JoBe Cerny | Bailiff | Unowned | |
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Nathan Davis | Cop | Unowned |
Burton Collins | Orderly #2 | Unowned | |
Yaumilton Brown | Card Player | Unowned | |
Lorenzo Clemons | Dock Worker #2 | Unowned | |
J.J. Butler | Jury Foreman | Unowned | |
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Paul Cook | Grand Jury Foreman | Unowned |
Bernard Chestleigh | Jail Guard | Unowned | |
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Ian Patrick Williams | Court Clerk | Unowned |