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Dummy1979

★8.896 minDramaTV Movie

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Stars

LeVar Burton Paul Sorvino Brian Dennehy

Cast39

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
J
Jonathan Pilurs
as Det. Romain
Paul Butler
as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
as Dr. Romney
F
Frankie Hill
as Ernestine
R
Ray Price
as Black Giant
Pat Billingsley
as Dr. Morris
J
James D. O'Reilly
as Judge O'Mara
T
Tricia Borha
as Mrs. Lang
J
Joseph Clark
as Young David
O
Obilo
as Husband
R
Richard Cosentino
as Dock Worker #1
Jack Orend
as Weary Worker
W
Wilbert Bradley
as Bartender
Holly Robinson Peete
as Genettia Lang
I
Ira Rogers
as Rev. Jamison
S
Samantha McCoy
as Woman Expert
M
Melody Robb
as Case Worker
B
Bill Nigut
as Chief Orderly
N
Nancy Baird
as Teacher
P
Paul Preston
as Trustee #1
I
Irma Riley
as Black Hooker
James Spinks
as Bar Patron
F
Frank Heinrich
as Male Resident
JoBe Cerny
as Bailiff
Nathan Davis
as Cop
B
Burton Collins
as Orderly #2
Y
Yaumilton Brown
as Card Player
L
Lorenzo Clemons
as Dock Worker #2
J
J.J. Butler
as Jury Foreman
Paul Cook
as Grand Jury Foreman
B
Bernard Chestleigh
as Jail Guard
Ian Patrick Williams
as Court Clerk

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