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Don't Say a Word

Don't Say a Word

...I'll never tell.

20016.31h 53m

Overview

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.

Directed by Gary Fleder
Written by Anthony Peckham, Patrick Smith Kelly, Andrew Klavan
Produced by Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson, Arnon Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $100.0M

Top Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Dr. Nathan Conrad

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Patrick Koster

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Elisabeth Burrows

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Jessie Conrad

Guy Torry

Guy Torry

Dolen

Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito

Det. Sandra Cassidy

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Aggie Conrad

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Dr. Louis Sachs

Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle

Russel Maddox

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Sydney Simon

Themes & Keywords

new york citypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)video surveillancepsychiatric hospitalpsychiatristkillerwitness to murderbank robberysurveillancebrooklyn, new york cityintelligentchild kidnappingheist gone wrongransom demandarmed robberysecret codesecret locationnon-verbalyoung girlrobbery crew

About Don't Say a Word

Don't Say a Word is a thriller, mystery, crime film released in 2001 exploring themes of new york city, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), video surveillance, psychiatric hospital, psychiatrist, killer. Directed by Gary Fleder, it stars Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy. When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.

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