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Silent Witness

  • TV Movie
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
543
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Silent Witness (2011)
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In Silent Witness, Dermot Mulroney (Zodiak, Copycat) plays prominent defense attorney Tony Lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by Michael Cudlitz (TNT's Southla... Read allIn Silent Witness, Dermot Mulroney (Zodiak, Copycat) plays prominent defense attorney Tony Lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by Michael Cudlitz (TNT's Southland). The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students, and the case re-ope... Read allIn Silent Witness, Dermot Mulroney (Zodiak, Copycat) plays prominent defense attorney Tony Lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by Michael Cudlitz (TNT's Southland). The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students, and the case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused o... Read all

  • Director
    • Peter Markle
  • Writers
    • Thomas Michael Donnelly
    • Richard North Patterson
  • Stars
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Michael Cudlitz
    • Anne Heche
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    543
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Markle
    • Writers
      • Thomas Michael Donnelly
      • Richard North Patterson
    • Stars
      • Dermot Mulroney
      • Michael Cudlitz
      • Anne Heche
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Judd Hirsch in Silent Witness (2011)
    Michael Cudlitz in Silent Witness (2011)
    Lisa Berry in Silent Witness (2011)
    Judd Hirsch in Silent Witness (2011)
    Dermot Mulroney and Anthony Ruivivar in Silent Witness (2011)
    Dermot Mulroney and Anthony Ruivivar in Silent Witness (2011)
    Anne Heche in Silent Witness (2011)
    Dermot Mulroney and Judd Hirsch in Silent Witness (2011)
    Anthony Ruivivar in Silent Witness (2011)
    Judd Hirsch in Silent Witness (2011)
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    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Tony Lord
    Michael Cudlitz
    Michael Cudlitz
    • Sam Robb
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Kate Robb
    Anthony Ruivivar
    Anthony Ruivivar
    • Michael Ramos
    Lisa Berry
    Lisa Berry
    • Stella Marz
    Sarah Allen
    Sarah Allen
    • Stacey Lord
    Inga Cadranel
    Inga Cadranel
    • Vanessa Ramos
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Saul Rubin
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • Sara Croft
    Alicia Dea Josipovic
    Alicia Dea Josipovic
    • Alison Taylor
    • (as Alicia Josipovic)
    Shawn Lawrence
    Shawn Lawrence
    • John Taylor
    Holly Deveaux
    Holly Deveaux
    • Marcie Calder
    Laura de Carteret
    Laura de Carteret
    • Nancy Calder
    Craig Eldridge
    Craig Eldridge
    • Frank Calder
    Robert Verlaque
    Robert Verlaque
    • Judge
    Romina D'Ugo
    Romina D'Ugo
    • Janice
    Jake Goodman
    Jake Goodman
    • Sam Lord
    Tracey Ferencz
    Tracey Ferencz
    • Dr. Cox
    • Director
      • Peter Markle
    • Writers
      • Thomas Michael Donnelly
      • Richard North Patterson
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    • Trivia
      Anne Heche and Dermot Mulroney's wife at the time Catherine Keener starred in the 1996 indie chick flick Walking and Talking. Anne Heche and Dermot Mulroney co-starred together again in 2023's You're Killing Me, one of the last projects the late actress worked on before her death in August 2022.
    • Goofs
      The newspaper states that the murders took place 28 years apart. When Tony flashbacks to the original crime scene, the song "So In Love" by OMD is playing on the car stereo. This song was released in 1985 and 28 years later would be 2013.
    • Quotes

      Saul Rubin: As defense attorneys, it makes no difference what we think. Guilty or Not Guilty, our sacred job is to make sure the defendant gets the best defense under the law.

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    The perils of translation from book to screen
    "Silent Witness" is one of my favourite free-standing lawyer books, so when I found it available for streaming I was rather excited. The book has a fairly standard core storyline, but it is moved into the "excellent" category because of the depth of character development. In a way this is carried over into the film, in that Dermot Mulroney and Michael Cudlitz match very closely the mental image one forms of the lawyer and his friend who has been accused of murder. But one needs to have read the book to know why. The third key character, played by the excellent Anne Heche is, I think, under-used in the script with the result that a wealth of her character development as the story unfolds is lost. The key problem here is that the book depends heavily and successfully on a detailed back story, and I can imagine the difficulty in fitting this all in to an average-length film. Supporting characters do rather better, in part because understanding them is not so dependent upon the under-used back story. Judd Hirsch puts in a sterling performance as the older lawyer and Lisa Berry is a thoroughly convincing prosecutor. The quality of the film is enhanced by the court scenes, which are rather proficient and not, I think, of the run-of-the-mill Perry Mason-type. The resolution of the story is less convincing in the film as use of certain parts of the back-story would be problematic. The moral: enjoy the film, but read the book!
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Testigo silencioso
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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