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Dead Silence

  • TV Movie
  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.3K
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Dead Silence (1997)
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A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Daniel Petrie Jr.
  • Writers
    • Jeffery Deaver(novel "A Maiden's Grave")
    • Donald E. Stewart(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • James Garner
    • Kim Coates
    • Marlee Matlin
  • Director
    • Daniel Petrie Jr.
  • Writers
    • Jeffery Deaver(novel "A Maiden's Grave")
    • Donald E. Stewart(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • James Garner
    • Kim Coates
    • Marlee Matlin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    James Garner
    James Garner
    • John Potter
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Theodore 'Ted' Handy
    Marlee Matlin
    Marlee Matlin
    • Melanie Charrol
    Lolita Davidovich
    Lolita Davidovich
    • Det. Sharon Foster
    Charles Martin Smith
    Charles Martin Smith
    • Roland W. Marks
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Sheriff Lenny Budd
    James Villemaire
    James Villemaire
    • Ray 'Sonny' Bonner
    Gary Basaraba
    Gary Basaraba
    • Shephard Wilcox
    Barclay Hope
    Barclay Hope
    • Sheriff Gene Stillwell
    Vanessa Vaughan
    • Susan
    Blu Mankuma
    Blu Mankuma
    • Special Agent Henry Lebow
    Mimi Kuzyk
    Mimi Kuzyk
    • Donna Harkstrawn
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Officer Stevie Cardy
    John Bourgeois
    John Bourgeois
    • Major Daniel Tremaine
    Neil Crone
    Neil Crone
    • Airport Security Officer
    Sharon Dunn
    • TV News Narrator
    Craig Eldridge
    Craig Eldridge
    • Roger Elb
    Chris Faulkner
    • Trooper
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie Jr.
    • Writers
      • Jeffery Deaver(novel "A Maiden's Grave")
      • Donald E. Stewart(teleplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although filmed in Ontario, Canada and British Columbia, Canada, the story ostensibly takes place in or near a place called "Beaumont, New York," which is not a real town, city, or county in the State of New York.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Crazy credits
      The F.B.I. and the Coast Guard were not involved in the production of and did not endorse or approve the making of this film, or any part of it.
    • Connections
      References The Sound of Music (1965)

    User reviews18

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    7/10
    School bus load of brats taken hostage by misunderstood escaped cons
    Exciting film dealing with a hostage rescue unit of the FBI. They must try to talk a deranged convict and his buddies out of killing a group of young kids held in an abandoned slaughter house. Things go about as expected until the last 20 minutes when a surprise is thrown in which spices up an otherwise routine suspense picture.
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    • Apr 10, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Después del silencio
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Communications Corporation
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Interscope Communications
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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