The Unspoken Truth
Brief Synopsis
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A young wife and mother is convinced by her abusive husband to confess to a murder that he committed. When both are convicted and sent to prison, the woman's older sister tries to win custody of her niece and free her sister from jail. In the process, she must reveal a family secret that has been hi
Cast & Crew
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Peter Werner
Director
Lea Thompson
Brianne Hawkins
Patricia Kalember
Margaret Trainor
James Marshall
Clay Hawkins
Robert Englund
Ernest Trainor
Dick O'neill
Thomas Cleary
Film Details
Also Known As
Breaking the Silence, Living the Lie, Unspoken Truth
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; F Stop Inc; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Larson Sound Center; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A young wife and mother is convinced by her abusive husband to confess to a murder that he committed. When both are convicted and sent to prison, the woman's older sister tries to win custody of her niece and free her sister from jail. In the process, she must reveal a family secret that has been hidden for 20 years. Inspired by a true story.
Director
Peter Werner
Director
Cast
Lea Thompson
Brianne Hawkins
Patricia Kalember
Margaret Trainor
James Marshall
Clay Hawkins
Robert Englund
Ernest Trainor
Dick O'neill
Thomas Cleary
Karis Paige Bryant
Lily Hawkins
Gail Cronauer
Nora
Freda Williams
Eileen
Mona Lee Fultz
Mrs Hawkins
Tony Frank
Greg Thorpe
Marina Gonzalez Palmier
Janice Bogart
Gil Glasgow
Dan
Gary Carter
Richter
Barry Thompson
Barkley Warburton
Jed Reghanti
Dale Modell
Derek Cecil
Jeff Blogett
Sharon Shawnessey
Warden Sheraton
Barbara Britt
Dr Sonia Ackers
Norman Bennett
Judge Cochran
Myrna Cabello
Maria Paseda
William Earl Ray
Drake
Lou Perryman
Heatherington
Jeanne Evans
Judge Thaler
Jill Parker-jones
Jury Foreman
Guich Koock
Bailiff
Mark Walters
Officer Brock
Cynthia Dorn
Black Woman
Mary Lang
Tiffany
Greta Muller
Patsy
Crew
Jeanne Beveridge
Titles
Mel A Bishop
Executive In Charge Of Production
Cathryn Boxberger
Publicity
Barbara Brinkley
Casting
John Burson
Art Director
Norman I Cohen
Producer
Norman I Cohen
Unit Production Manager
Catherine Conrad
Hair
Pud Cusack
Sound Mixer
Donna Lee Ebbs
Co-Producer
Abra Edelman
Casting
Fred Eldridge
Other
Tres Falls
Assistant Director
Peter Frankovich
Executive Producer
Robert W Glass
Post-Production Supervisor
Paul D Goldman
Post-Production Executive
Elisa Goodman
Casting
Dara Gray
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Barbara Haberecht
Set Decorator
Penny Hadfield
Production Designer
Thomas F Huth
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Casey Justice
Location Manager
Tony Kadell
Assistant Editor
Tammy Lema
Makeup
Jon Lewis
Gaffer
Joseph Mcdougall
Assistant
Whitney Miller
Production Accountant
J A Mitty
Screenwriter
Melinda Muse
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Kelly Nelson
Hair
Martin Nicholson
Editor
Craig Otte
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jennifer Park
Assistant
Neil Roach
Director Of Photography
Phil Schriber
Transportation Coordinator
William P Scott
Assistant Director
Ferrell A. Shinnick
Key Grip
Kate Shorter
Makeup
Nicholas Sigman
Associate Producer
Mark Snow
Music
Cynthia Streit
Production Coordinator
Paul Taublieb
Co-Executive Producer
Byron Thomas
Property Master
Byron Scott Thomas
Property Master
Pam Fuller Vasquez
Script Supervisor
Richard Von Ernst
Costume Designer
Burt Weinstein
Sound Editor
David M Weishaar
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marty Wereski
Music Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Breaking the Silence, Living the Lie, Unspoken Truth
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; F Stop Inc; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Larson Sound Center; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States July 26, 2005
Aired in United States September 24, 1995
Began shooting February 1995.
Completed shooting February 1995.
Previous titles: "Living the Lie" and "Breaking the Silence."
