
S47 · E01
What the Deaf Man Heard
November 23, 1997120 min
What the Deaf Man Heard is a 1997 Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie that aired on CBS television on November 23, 1997. It concerns Sammy, a boy who pretends to be deaf and mute, when in reality he can hear and speak perfectly well. The movie starred Matthew Modine and James Earl Jones.
Guest Stars

James Earl Jones
Archibald Thacker

Frankie Muniz
Young Sammy

Hallee Hirsh
Young Tallasse

Tom Skerritt
Norm Jenkins

Matthew Modine
Sammy Ayers

Bernadette Peters
Helen Ayers

Jake Weber
Tolliver Tynan

Stephen Spinella
Percy

Lance Reddick
George Thacker

Jerry O'Connell
Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Judith Ivey
Lucille

Claire Bloom
Mrs. Tynan