Film
Dummy
1979 · 1h 36m · Drama · TV Movie
- IMDb
- 7.2
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Overview
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.
Cast
LeVar Burton
Donald Lang
Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers
Brian Dennehy
Ragoti
Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin
Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith
Steven Williams
Julius Lang
Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod
Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain
Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney
Frankie Hill
Ernestine
Ray Price
Black Giant
Pat Billingsley
Dr. Morris
James D. O'Reilly
Judge O'Mara
Tricia Borha
Mrs. Lang
Joseph Clark
Young David
Crew
- Frank PerryDirector
- Ernest TidymanWriter · Producer
- Sam MannersProducer
- Frank KonigsbergExecutive Producer
- Gayne RescherDirector of Photography
- Gil AskeyOriginal Music Composer
- Benjamin A. WeissmanEditor
- Donald R. RodeEditor
- Vivian McRaeCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 27, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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