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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as Donald Lang
AliveBorn: February 16, 1957
Age: 69
Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
as Lowell Myers
DeceasedBorn: April 13, 1939
Died: July 25, 2022
Age at death: 83
as Ragoti
DeceasedBorn: July 9, 1938
Died: April 15, 2020
Age at death: 81
as Jean Markin
DeceasedBorn: October 17, 1925
Died: August 17, 2023
Age at death: 97
as Assistant D.A. Smith
AliveBorn: May 6, 1952
Age: 74
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
as Julius Lang
AliveBorn: January 7, 1949
Age: 77
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
as Mrs. Harrod
DeceasedBorn: July 23, 1909
Died: March 25, 2000
Age at death: 90
as Det. Romain
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
DeceasedBorn: March 12, 1942
Died: January 12, 2010
Age at death: 67
as Dr. Romney
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as Ernestine
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as Black Giant
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as Dr. Morris
DeceasedBorn: May 3, 1925
Died: April 22, 2011
Age at death: 85
as Judge O'Mara
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as Mrs. Lang
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as Young David
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as Husband
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as Dock Worker #1
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as Weary Worker
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as Bartender
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as Genettia Lang
AliveBorn: September 18, 1964
Age: 61
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
as Rev. Jamison
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as Woman Expert
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as Case Worker
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as Chief Orderly
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as Teacher
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as Trustee #1
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as Black Hooker
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as Bar Patron
DeceasedBorn: October 15, 1939
Died: July 29, 1996
Age at death: 56
as Male Resident
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