Silence of the Heart

Silence of the Heart is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Charlie Sheen, Chad Lowe, Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman and Silvana Gallardo, directed by Richard Michaels and written by Phil Penningroth.

Silence of the Heart
DVD cover
GenreDrama
Written byPhil Penningroth
Directed byRichard Michaels
StarringMariette Hartley
Howard Hesseman
Dana Hill
Chad Lowe
Music byGeorges Delerue
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJon Avnet
Steve Tisch
ProducersJames O'Fallon
David A. Simons
Production locationsMonrovia High School - 845 W. Colorado Boulevard, Monrovia, California
CinematographyIsidore Mankofsky
EditorPeter E. Berger
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesDavid A. Simons Productions
Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release
  • October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)

The film was considered groundbreaking for the time period and heralded a coming trend of films that dealt with teenage suicide, a topic previously not discussed in family film, with an emphasis on the surviving family of a teenager who commits suicide.

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