Johnny Belinda

While attempting to set up a communal garden in a poverty stricken rural community, Bill Richmond becomes aware of a mute, disheveled girl named Belinda. Written off as mentally handicapped by the community, including her harsh father, Belinda intrigues Bill. He persists in making contact, discovering that Belinda is in fact deaf. Bill finds that he can communicate with Belinda using sign language, and teaches her to sign.

• Release date
• October 19, 1982
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Anthony Page

Cast

Richard Thomas William Richmond Rosanna Arquette Belinda McAdam Dennis Quaid Kyle Hager Candy Clark Julie Sayles Roberts Blossom John McAdam Fran Ryan Aunt Aggie McAdam Mickey Jones Lowell Robert Dryer Hes