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Dummy

Directed by Frank Perry
TV-PG
1979    1h 36mDrama, Crime,
7.28.5
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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.

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Cast of Dummy

  • LeVar BurtonDonald Lang
  • Paul SorvinoLowell Myers
  • Brian DennehyRagoti
  • Rose GregorioJean Markin
  • Gregg HenryAssistant D.A. Smith
  • Steven WilliamsJulius Lang
  • Helen MartinMrs. Harrod
  • Jonathan PilursDet. Romain
  • Paul ButlerSgt. Alonzo Hobbs
  • Allen HamiltonDr. Romney
  • Frankie HillErnestine
  • Ray PriceBlack Giant
  • Pat BillingsleyDr. Morris
  • James D. O'ReillyJudge O'Mara
  • Tricia BorhaMrs. Lang
  • Joseph ClarkYoung David
  • ObiloHusband
  • Richard CosentinoDock Worker #1
  • Jack OrendWeary Worker
  • Wilbert BradleyBartender

Dummy Trivia

Dummy was released on May 27, 1979.

Dummy was directed by Frank Perry.

Dummy has a runtime of 1h 36m.

Dummy was produced by Ernest Tidyman, Sam Manners.

The key characters in Dummy are Donald Lang (LeVar Burton), Lowell Myers (Paul Sorvino), Ragoti (Brian Dennehy).

Dummy is rated TV-PG.

Dummy is a Drama, Crime, History film.

Dummy has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.

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