

Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew

LeVar Burton
Donald Lang
Lead
Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers

Brian Dennehy
Ragoti

Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin

Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith

Steven Williams
Julius Lang

Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod
JP
Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Perry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dummy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”










