Dead Silence (1997 film)

Dead Silence is a 1997 made-for-TV thriller based upon the Jeffery Deaver novel A Maiden's Grave and starring James Garner. The plot of the book and the film, based upon a true incident, revolves around a group of eight deaf students and their two teachers who are captured and held hostage by three escaped felons. The TV film stars Garner as FBI hostage negotiator John Potter, Marlee Matlin as hostage teacher Melanie Charrol and Kim Coates as hostage-taker Theodore "Ted" Handy.

Dead Silence
GenreAction
Drama
Thriller
Based onA Maiden's Grave by Jeffery Deaver
Written byDonald Stewart
Directed byDaniel Petrie Jr.
Starring
Music byJonathan Goldsmith
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)John Fremes
Scott Kroopf
Adam Leipzig
Producer(s)John Kemeny
Production location(s)Toronto
Vancouver
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
Editor(s)Ronald Sanders
Running time99 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Alliance Communications
  • HBO Pictures
DistributorHBO
Release
Picture formatColor
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseJanuary 11, 1997

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