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31/07/1968 Drama 2h 3m
75
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... and from this man who could not speak or hear, the girl heard many things.

Overview

Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.

  1. Robert Ellis Miller

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sondra Locke

    Margaret "Mick" Kelly

  2. Alan Arkin

    John Singer

  3. Laurinda Barrett

    Mrs. Kelly

  4. Stacy Keach

    Blount

  5. Chuck McCann

    Spiros Antonapoulos

  6. Biff McGuire

    Mr. Kelly

  7. Percy Rodriguez

    Doctor Copeland

  8. Cicely Tyson

    Portia Copeland

  9. Jackie Marlowe

    Bubber

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2026-03-30
**_Loneliness and the need to connect with others in the Deep South_**

This was based on Carson McCullers’ first novel, which she wrote when she was only 23 years-old. It’s a Southern Gothic reminiscent of Brando’s “The Fugitive Kind” mixed with a little of James Mason’s “Lolita.”

The story revolves around a deaf-mute man (Alan Arkin) renting a room in a new town and his relationships with several troubled people, including the teenage girl of the house, played by Sondra Locke in her first feature film. While Sondra looks about 17, she actually turned 23 during shooting a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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