Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 36m

Dummy

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Director
Frank Perry
Cast
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
Crew
Gayne Rescher — Director of Photography Benjamin A. Weissman — Editor Donald R. Rode — Editor Gil Askey — Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman — Writer Ernest Tidyman — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on true story
Key Collaborators
Frank Perry Director Gayne Rescher Director of Photography Benjamin A. Weissman Editor Donald R. Rode Editor Gil Askey Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman Writer Ernest Tidyman Producer Sam Manners Producer
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