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23 November 1997 (USA)
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Arriving in a new town, a child pretends to be deaf-mute to protect himself - a ruse which works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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6 nominations
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(3 articles)
Hallmark "Cares Enough" About CBS To Sign New Deal
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 December 1997)
CBS Wins; Networks Lose
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 November 1997)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 December 1997)
CBS Wins; Networks Lose
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 November 1997)
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Watch what you say, you never know who may be listening!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matthew Modine | ... | Sammy Ayers | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Mrs. Tynan | |
| Judith Ivey | ... | Lucille | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Archibald Thacker | |
| Jerry O'Connell | ... | Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt | |
| Bernadette Peters | ... | Helen Ayers | |
| Tom Skerritt | ... | Norm Jenkins | |
| Anne Bobby | ... | Tallasse Tynan | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Percy | |
| Jake Weber | ... | Tolliver Tynan | |
| Frankie Muniz | ... | Young Sammy | |
| Andy Stahl | ... | Finis | |
| Tyler Noyes | ... | Young Tolliver | |
| Hallee Hirsh | ... | Young Tallasse | |
| Teagle F. Bougere | ... | Abraham Thacker |
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USA:120 min (including commercials)
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The film holds the record for the highest-rated made-for-television movie on any network since 1991.
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Tallasse Tynan:
[at the bonfire, trying to get the reporters to stop bothering Sammy] Hi!
TV Reporter: Well! Someone who can talk. What's your name?
Tallasse Tynan: Uh, Joan of Arc. I love bonfires!
TV Reporter: I see you have some Dickie Devil records, for the blaze no doubt.
Tallasse Tynan: Oh, no. These are some Frank Sinatra albums of my mother's that I've been longing to incinerate for a while.
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TV Reporter: Well! Someone who can talk. What's your name?
Tallasse Tynan: Uh, Joan of Arc. I love bonfires!
TV Reporter: I see you have some Dickie Devil records, for the blaze no doubt.
Tallasse Tynan: Oh, no. These are some Frank Sinatra albums of my mother's that I've been longing to incinerate for a while.
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For me, Hallmark Hall of Fames are like the Super Bowl, the main event is nice to watch, but the commercials are the real reason to tune in. What can I say, I like cheez. However, "What the Deaf Man Heard" is a rare exception. This is a movie that captured my attention. I laughed, I cried, it was better than CATS. I don't believe it's on video, but CBS plays it again every so often. Check it out.