27 May 1979 Drama, TV Movie 96 mins
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.
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LeVar Burton as Donald Lang
Paul Sorvino as Lowell Myers
Brian Dennehy as Ragoti
Rose Gregorio as Jean Markin
Gregg Henry as Assistant D.A. Smith
Steven Williams as Julius Lang
Helen Martin as Mrs. Harrod
Jonathan Pilurs as Det. Romain
Paul Butler as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton as Dr. Romney
Frankie Hill as Ernestine
Ray Price as Black Giant
Pat Billingsley as Dr. Morris
James D. O'Reilly as Judge O'Mara
Tricia Borha as Mrs. Lang
Joseph Clark as Young David
Frank Perry Director
Ernest Tidyman Writer
Gil Askey Original Music Composer
Ernest Tidyman Producer
Sam Manners Producer
Frank Konigsberg Executive Producer
Gayne Rescher Director of Photography
Donald R. Rode Editor
Benjamin A. Weissman Editor
Vivian McRae Casting
William J. Cassidy Art Direction
Raphael Bretton Set Decoration
United States 27 May 1979
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