What the Deaf Man Heard 27 years old
For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.
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.
Credits
What the Deaf Man Heard Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Skerritt He was 64, now 91 years old | as Norm Jenkins |
| James Earl Jones He was 66, now 93 years old | as Archibald Thacker |
| Jake Weber He was 33, now 60 years old | as Tolliver Tynan |
| Matthew Modine He was 38, now 65 years old | as Sammy Ayers |
| Claire Bloom She was 66, now 93 years old | as Mrs. Tynan |
| Frankie Muniz He was 11, now 39 years old | as Young Sammy Ayers |
| Bernadette Peters She was 49, now 76 years old | as Helen Ayers |
| Hallee Hirsh She was 9, now 37 years old | as Young Tallasse |
| Judith Ivey She was 46, now 73 years old | as Lucille |
| Stephen Spinella He was 41, now 68 years old | as Percy |
| Anne Bobby She was 29, now 57 years old | as Tallasse Tynan |
| Jerry O'Connell He was 23, now 50 years old | as Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt |
What the Deaf Man Heard Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John Kent Harrison as Director. He was 44 (now 71) years old | Directing |
| Robert W. Lenski as Teleplay. He was 71 (76) years old when He died | Writing |
What the Deaf Man Heard (27 years)
For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.
- Release day: Sunday, November 23, 1997
- Runtime: 120 minutes