What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)

For twenty years, he lived in silence. Now his heart needs to speak the truth.

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.

Date of release
1997-11-23
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Director
John Kent Harrison

Casting

Interesting facts

What the Deaf Man Heard is a 1997 American comedy-drama television film directed by John Kent Harrison, written by Robert W. Lenski, and starring Matthew Modine and James Earl Jones. Based on the 1996 novel by G. D. Gearino, the film is about a man who pretends to be deaf-mute, becoming the keeper of a small town's secrets. It aired on CBS on November 23, 1997, as an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Production

Filming took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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