What the Deaf Man Heard [57479] Released: 1997-11-23 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 120 mins Popularity: 0.6476 Vote Average: 6.263 Vote Count: 19 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 [22] Matthew ModineSammy Ayers Claire BloomMrs. Tynan Judith IveyLucille James Earl JonesArchibald Thacker Jerry O'ConnellReverend Perry Ray P Bernadette PetersHelen Ayers Tom SkerrittNorm Jenkins Anne BobbyTallasse Tynan Stephen SpinellaPercy Jake WeberTolliver Tynan Frankie MunizYoung Sammy Ayers Hallee HirshYoung Tallasse Jim GrollmanMyron Lance ReddickGeorge Thacker Teagle F. BougereAbraham Thacker Karen WilliamsRachel Terry NienhuisOfficer Harvey Mark JoyAttorney Danny KaminJudge Bill RobersonProsecutor K. Ryan ParkerCourtroom Gallery Jemila EricsonClerk of Court Trailers