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Dummy
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 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
- Jonathan Pilurs as Det. Romain
- Paul Butler as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
- Allen Hamilton as Dr. Romney
- Frankie Hill as Ernestine
- Ray Price as Black Giant
Details
- Director
- Frank Perry
- Released
- May 27, 1979
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television and The Königsberg Company
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 8.8 / 10 from 4 votes
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