What the Deaf Man Heard

John Kent Harrison
1997-11-23

For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.
6.7
120 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Matthew Modine Sammy Ayers Unowned
Claire Bloom Mrs. Tynan Unowned
Judith Ivey Lucille Unowned
James Earl Jones Archibald Thacker Unowned
Jerry O'Connell Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt Unowned
Bernadette Peters Helen Ayers Unowned
Tom Skerritt Norm Jenkins Unowned
Anne Bobby Tallasse Tynan Unowned
Stephen Spinella Percy Unowned
Jake Weber Tolliver Tynan Unowned
Frankie Muniz Young Sammy Ayers Unowned
Hallee Hirsh Young Tallasse Unowned
Jim Grollman Myron Unowned
Lance Reddick George Thacker Unowned
Teagle F. Bougere Abraham Thacker Unowned
Karen Williams Rachel Unowned
Terry Nienhuis Officer Harvey Unowned
Mark Joy Attorney Unowned
Danny Kamin Judge Unowned
Bill Roberson Prosecutor Unowned
K. Ryan Parker Courtroom Gallery Unowned
Jemila Ericson Clerk of Court Unowned