What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)

What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)

For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth. 1997-11-23 United States of America 120 Min. PG-13
6.2 20 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Matthew Modine is Sammy Ayers
Sammy Ayers
Claire Bloom is Mrs. Tynan
Mrs. Tynan
Judith Ivey is Lucille
James Earl Jones is Archibald Thacker
Archibald Thacker
Jerry O'Connell is Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt
Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt
Bernadette Peters is Helen Ayers
Tom Skerritt is Norm Jenkins
Norm Jenkins
Anne Bobby is Tallasse Tynan
Tallasse Tynan
Jake Weber is Tolliver Tynan
Tolliver Tynan
Frankie Muniz is Young Sammy Ayers
Young Sammy Ayers
Hallee Hirsh is Young Tallasse
Young Tallasse