The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
| Directing | Frank Perry | Director |
| Writing | Ernest Tidyman | Writer |
| Production | Sam Manners | Producer |
| Editing | Donald R. Rode | Editor |
| Art | William J. Cassidy | Art Direction |
| Production | Ernest Tidyman | Producer |
| Camera | Gayne Rescher | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Benjamin A. Weissman | Editor |
| Sound | Gil Askey | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frank Konigsberg | Executive Producer |
| Art | Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Production | Vivian McRae | Casting |
