

May 27, 1979
1h 36m
EN
Frank Perry
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.

LeVar Burton
Donald Lang

Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers

Brian Dennehy
Ragoti

Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin


Ernest Tidyman
4

Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith

Steven Williams
Julius Lang

Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod

Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain

Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney

Warner Bros. Television
US
The Königsberg Company
US