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User Rating:
6.2/10   447 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jeffery Deaver (novel)
Donald Stewart (teleplay)
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Release Date:
11 January 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Three escaped convicts from prison take a group of deaf students hostage and hold them captive to keep the authorities at bay... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Enjoyable to watch, an improvement over the original story. more (8 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Garner ... John Potter

Kim Coates ... Theodore 'Ted' Handy

Marlee Matlin ... Melanie Charrol

Lolita Davidovich ... Det. Sharon Foster

Charles Martin Smith ... Roland W. Marks
Kenneth Welsh ... Sheriff Lenny Budd

James Villemaire ... Ray 'Sonny' Bonner
Gary Basaraba ... Shephard Wilcox

Barclay Hope ... Sheriff Gene Stillwell
Vanessa Vaughan ... Susan
Blu Mankuma ... Special Agent Henry Lebow

Mimi Kuzyk ... Donna Harkstrawn

Scott Speedman ... Officer Stevie Cardy
John Bourgeois ... Major Daniel Tremaine
Neil Crone ... Airport Security Officer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Silence de mort (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
Runtime:
Australia:99 min | USA:105 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Ted gets into the disabled red van, the hood is closed. After it fails to start and he gets out of the van, the hood is open. more

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Enjoyable to watch, an improvement over the original story., 18 September 1998
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Author: anonymous from Amsterdam, Holland

I think Dead Silence is a better story, then the book ( A maiden's Grave ) on which it was based. This is rare indeed, for usually a story looses depth, when it is turned into a movie. In this case, the plot is more compact, with less unnecessary details, which contributes to the tension.

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