What the Deaf Man Heard
First aired on Nov 23, 1997
70%
Genres: Comedy, Drama
In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Matthew Modine | Sammy Ayers
Claire Bloom | Mrs. Tynan
Judith Ivey | Lucille
James Earl Jones | Archibald Thacker
Jerry O'Connell | Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt
Bernadette Peters | Helen Ayers
Featured Crew
Robert W. Lenski | Teleplay
G.D. Gearino | Novel
John Kent Harrison | Director
