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.

• DirectorFrank Perry
• Release27 May 1979
• Genre
  Drama / TV Movie
• Duration1h 36m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  8.5
  2 reviews
• Productions

  Warner Bros. Television, The Königsberg Company