

Overview
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.
Year 1979
Director Frank Perry
Crew Frank Perry (Director), Ernest Tidyman (Writer), Gil Askey (Original Music Composer), Ernest Tidyman (Producer), Sam Manners (Producer), Frank Konigsberg (Executive Producer)
Popularity 2
Language English