Dummy 1979
★ 8.8/10 DramaTV Movie Released
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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.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1979
- Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Updated
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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.
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Cast
LeVar Burton
Donald Lang
Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers
Brian Dennehy
Ragoti
Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin
Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith
Steven Williams
Julius Lang
Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod
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Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain
Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney ☻
Frankie Hill
Ernestine ☻
Ray Price
Black Giant