MovieDramaTV Movie
Dummy
8.8(4)19791h 36m
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.
- Director
- Frank Perry
- Created by
- Frank Konigsberg
- Writers
- Ernest Tidyman
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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
Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain
Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney
Frankie Hill
Ernestine
Ray Price
Black Giant
Pat Billingsley
Dr. Morris
James D. O'Reilly
Judge O'Mara
Tricia Borha
Mrs. Lang
Joseph Clark
Young David
Obilo
Husband
Richard Cosentino
Dock Worker #1
Jack Orend
Weary Worker
Wilbert Bradley
Bartender
Holly Robinson Peete
Genettia Lang
Ira Rogers
Rev. Jamison
Samantha McCoy
Woman Expert
Melody Robb
Case Worker
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Crew
Directing
- Frank PerryDirector
Writing
- Ernest TidymanWriter
Production
- Ernest TidymanProducer
- Sam MannersProducer
- Frank KonigsbergExecutive Producer
- Vivian McRaeCasting
Camera
- Gayne RescherDirector of Photography
Editing
- Donald R. RodeEditor
- Benjamin A. WeissmanEditor
Sound
- Gil AskeyOriginal Music Composer
Art
- William J. CassidyArt Direction
- Raphael BrettonSet Decoration