What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

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

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.

US

Made in US

6.4/10

1997

Drama
Comedy
TV Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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Cast

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

As Sammy Ayers

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

As Mrs. Tynan

Judith Ivey

Judith Ivey

As Lucille

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

As Archibald Thacker

Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

As Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

As Helen Ayers

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

As Norm Jenkins

Anne Bobby

Anne Bobby

As Tallasse Tynan

Stephen Spinella

Stephen Spinella

As Percy

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

As Tolliver Tynan

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz

As Young Sammy Ayers

Hallee Hirsh

Hallee Hirsh

As Young Tallasse

Jim Grollman

Jim Grollman

As Myron

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

As George Thacker

Teagle F. Bougere

Teagle F. Bougere

As Abraham Thacker

Karen Williams

Karen Williams

As Rachel

Terry Nienhuis

Terry Nienhuis

As Officer Harvey

Mark Joy

Mark Joy

As Attorney

Danny Kamin

Danny Kamin

As Judge

Bill Roberson

Bill Roberson

As Prosecutor

K. Ryan Parker

K. Ryan Parker

As Courtroom Gallery

Jemila Ericson

Jemila Ericson

As Clerk of Court

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