
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 6.4
Arriving in a small town as a young boy, Sammy decides to pretend he cannot hear or speak. 20 years later, he is ready to break his silence.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (22 votes)
Themes
- deaf man
Cast & crew

Matthew Modine
as Sammy Ayers

Claire Bloom
as Mrs. Tynan

Judith Ivey
as Lucille

James Earl Jones
as Archibald Thacker

Jerry O'Connell
as Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Bernadette Peters
as Helen Ayers

Tom Skerritt
as Norm Jenkins

Anne Bobby
as Tallasse Tynan

Stephen Spinella
as Percy

Jake Weber
as Tolliver Tynan
Directed by John Kent Harrison