Silent Witness
In Silent Witness, Dermot Mulroney (Zodiak, Copycat) plays prominent defense attorney Tony Lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by Michael Cudlitz (TNT's Southland). The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students, and the case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of murdering his first love. Silent Witness also stars Anne Heche (Hung, Men in Trees) as Sue Robb, the wife of the accused teacher, and Judd Hirsch (Damages, Taxi) as Saul Ruben, Tony Lord's close friend and associate.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Released
- 2011
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2011
Storyline
In Silent Witness, Dermot Mulroney (Zodiak, Copycat) plays prominent defense attorney Tony Lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by Michael Cudlitz (TNT's Southland). The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students, and the case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of murdering his first love. Silent Witness also stars Anne Heche (Hung, Men in Trees) as Sue Robb, the wife of the accused teacher, and Judd Hirsch (Damages, Taxi) as Saul Ruben, Tony Lord's close friend and associate.
Top credits
Dermot Mulroney — Tony Lord
Michael Cudlitz — Sam Robb
Anne Heche — Kate Robb
Anthony Ruivivar — Michael Ramos
Did you know
• Anne Heche and Dermot Mulroney's wife at the time Catherine Keener starred in the 1996 indie chick flick Walking and Talking. Anne Heche and Dermot Mulroney co-starred together again in 2023's You're Killing Me, one of the last projects the late actress worked on before her death in August 2022.
User reviews
Actually a Pretty Good Movie Except Cliché Ending - Dermot Mulroney Looks Like Hes Dying from Old Age!
Lady Justice is Blind
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Technical specs
- Color
- Color
