Silent Fall

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Silent Fall

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Produced by James G. Robinson
Written by Akiva Goldsman
Starring Richard Dreyfuss
Linda Hamilton
John Lithgow
J. T. Walsh
Liv Tyler
Music by Stewart Copeland
Cinematography Peter James
Editing by Ian Crafford
Studio Morgan Creek
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) October 28, 1994 (1994-10-28)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million
Box office $3,180,674

Silent Fall is a 1994 mystery film about a boy with autism who is the only witness to a savage double murder. The film was directed by Bruce Beresford, and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J. T. Walsh, and Liv Tyler.

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The plot revolves around Tim, a boy with autism. The film begins with our learning that Tim has supposedly witnessed his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss plays Jake, a former child psychiatrist turned therapist who is called upon to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case. The psychological drama is provided by the fact that not even Jake can entice Tim to communicate about what he has or has not seen regarding the crime. Tim's sister, Sylvie, is protective of him. She eventually warms to Jake's efforts, but still researches his past. She discovers that he was implicated in the suicide of a young child who was under his care...

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