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Dead Silence (1997)  link to Dead Silence on IMDb  

Number: 1349

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IMDb Rating:
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6.3/10 (715 votes)

Country: United States, 105 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Daniel Petrie Jr.

Storyline:
Three escaped convicts from prison take a group of deaf students hostage and hold them captive to keep the authorities at bay. FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) leads the FBIs hostage rescue team in their efforts to get the kids released without harm and also to capture the escapees. The children's teacher Melanie (Marlee Matlin), uses sign language to assist the agents in expediting surrender of the convicts.

Cast:

James Garner John Potter
Kim Coates Theodore 'Ted' Handy
Marlee Matlin Melanie Charrol
Lolita Davidovich Det. Sharon Foster
Charles Martin Smith Roland W. Marks

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 11 Slot 13

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3