Summary
Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique collection of bells in her home and a dyslexic 12-year-old boy who form an offbeat friendship to help each other overcome a disability.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 82GoodWatch 75
Audience score88%
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1999
October 31, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 5 more22 people
- Della ReeseAnya Herpick
- Mason GambleScott Rhymes
- Tom CavanaghPatrick Birmingham
- Nancy McLoughlinLila
- Kelly RowanJeanne Rhymes
- MPMary Parker WilliamsMiss Jenkins
- CTClayton TaylorBilly
- HLHamilton LucasRich
- CGCurley GreenPreacher
- RERobert E. HartenbergerMr. Taft
- ETElizabeth ThornellTrudy Mullnucks
- AFAlan FannMr. Lempke
- MBMary BishopWoman
- J. Scott BronsonMechanic
- JBJay BernardClarence
- DSDennis SaylorMonte
- SSSandra ShotwellCora
- SMShane McLoughlinSteve
- KCKatharine Clark ReillyMrs. Hughes
- Carleton BlufordHerby
- Jean MontantiMiss Gaston
- SASteve AndersonMr. Halstrom
Directing · 1
- Tom McLoughlin Director
Writing · 1
- David Alexander Writer
Production · 5
- Karen Danaher-Dorr Executive Producer
- Graham Ludlow Executive Producer
- Franklin Lett Executive Producer
- Sam Okun Executive Producer
- Ann Kindberg Producer
Camera · 1
- Gordon Lonsdale Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Charles Bornstein Editor
Sound · 1
- Lee Holdridge Music
Art · 3
- Chester Kaczenski Production Design
- Judi Giovanni Set Decoration
- John R. Uibel Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jolie Anna Andreatta Costume Design
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