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Dummy (1979)

Dummy (1979)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1979, May 27
Directors: Frank Perry
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Television, The Konigsberg Company, The Konigsberg Company
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Gregg Henry, Brian Dennehy, Steven Williams, Jack Orend, Pat Billingsley, Nathan Davis, Allen Hamilton, Nancy Baird, Holly Robinson Peete, Helen Martin, JoBe Cerny

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on true story