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Dead Silence (1997 film)

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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 languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn Fremes
Scott Kroopf
Adam Leipzig
ProducerJohn Kemeny
Production locationsToronto
Vancouver
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
EditorRonald Sanders
Running time99 minutes
Production companies
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 11, 1997

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.

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