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1979

Dummy

Directed by Frank Perry

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.

Duration

1h 36m

Released

May 27, 1979

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Cast39

  • LeVar Burton
  • Paul Sorvino
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Rose Gregorio
  • Gregg Henry
  • Steven Williams
  • Helen Martin
  • Jonathan Pilurs
  • Paul Butler

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