Movie
Bridge to Silence
Romance film with a runtime of 168 minutes, released in 1989. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
This made-for-TV film represented the first speaking role for hearing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin. A happy wife and mother, Matlin is grief-stricken when her husband is killed in a car accident. Still not fully recovered after several weeks, Matlin must rely on her mother Lee Remick to care for her young daughter. Matlin puts her life back together by joining a theatre troupe comprised of deaf actors, one of whose members is played by Phyllis Frelich, who originated the role in the Broadway version of Children of a Lesser God that Marlee Matlin played in the film version (and won an Academy Award in the process). The film's climax is dictated by Lee Remick's efforts to gain full legal custody of Matlin's daughter. Bridge to Silence was first telecast April 9, 1989.
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Cast
- Lee Remick
- Marlee Matlin
- Michael O'Keefe
- Josef Summer
- Candace Brecker
- Allison Silva
- Josef Sommer
- Pat Hamilton
- Phyllis Frelich
- Cec Linder
- Bob Hiltermann
- Anthony Natale
- Michael Ray Rhodes
- Gérard Parkes
- Tom Butler
- Geordie Johnson
- Vanessa Vaughan
- Helen Carscallen
- Irene Pauzer
- Claudette Roach
- Maxine Miller
- Gino Marrocco
- Djanet Sears
- Warren Miller
- Graham McPherson
- Tom Neuwirth
- Charles W. Fries
- Mayling Cheng
