Dummy is a 1979 American made-for-television docudrama film starring LeVar Burton and Paul Sorvino. Based on Ernest Tidyman's nonfiction book of the same name, the film dramatizes the life of Donald Lang, an African–American deaf man who was acquitted of the murders of two prostitutes in Chicago, Illinois.
Dummy (1979)
Directed by Frank Perry
Genres - Biography, Crime, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - May 27, 1979 |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Lang
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Narrative Location: Illinois
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Alternate Titles
Dummy
US
El mudo
ES
El tonto
PE
Il sordomuto
IT
O Surdo-Mudo
BR
The Silence of Donald Lang
, GB