Call of Silence
- Episode aired Nov 23, 2004
- TV-PG
- 44m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
1.9K
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A Medal of Honor recipient from WWII turns himself in and confesses to the team the murder of his friend 60 years ago.A Medal of Honor recipient from WWII turns himself in and confesses to the team the murder of his friend 60 years ago.A Medal of Honor recipient from WWII turns himself in and confesses to the team the murder of his friend 60 years ago.
Garette Ratliff Henson
- Young Cpl. Ernie Yost
- (as Garette Henson)
Bennet Guillory
- Henry
- (as Ben Guillory)
Hugh B. Holub
- Superintendent
- (as Hugh Holub)
Scott Thomas
- Pvt. Bellows
- (as Scott Miles)
Douglas Griffith
- Lt. Col. Douglas Griffith
- (as Lt. Col. Douglas Griffith)
Andy B. Dardaine
- Actor
- (uncredited)
Kevin Sizemore
- Sgt. William Moore
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaCharles Durning's character portrays a Medal of Honor recipient. In real life, Durning was awarded the Purple Heart three times in WWII for injuries received. In addition to Purple Heart, Durning was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars for valor and the World War II Victory Medal. In 2008, the French consul presented him with the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
- GoofsWhen Lt. Coleman and the MPs arrive to arrest Corporal Yost, DiNozzo pulls back his tie to display the Medal of Honor hanging from his chest. All three stand at attention but only the MPs salute, Coleman does not. By tradition the Medal of Honor is saluted by all personnel unless the military person is without cover (that is bare-headed), as Coleman is.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ernie Yost: And you were never on Iwo Jima.
Hitoshi Yoshida: Iwo Jima? No.
Ernie Yost: Ah...
Hitoshi Yoshida: Guadalcanal.
[Ernie looks at him with surprise. Smiling, Hitoshi pours himself a cup of sake, and he and Ernie clink cups together]
- ConnectionsReferences To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)
- SoundtracksKyoto Slum
(uncredited)
Written by Dominic Kelly
Performed by Dominic Kelly
Courtesy of Addax Music Company
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The very best episode ....... period
"Call of Silence" is the only TV show or movie I have ever rated a 10. The final 10 minutes are so emotional and heart wrenching I guarantee you will not have a dry eye, and the lump in you throat will be unavoidable. It will start when Ernie and Kate are slow dancing to "Begin the Beguine", which Ernie sings and hums. Moments later, when Cmdr. Coleman and two Marines are about to take Ernie into custody, Tony slowly pulls Ernie's tie to the side to reveal his Medal of Honor. Cmdr. Coleman and the marines snap to attention, and the marines smartly render a salute. I have watched this episode at least a dozen times, and each time I see this scene I feel a great sense of pride in our men and women in uniform, past, present and future. And finally when Gibbs convinces Ernie he did nothing wrong, it's another scene that will bring moisture to your eyes. Mr. Durning's performance (he was a real life WW2 veteran, and he shows Tony some actual photos of himself during his military service) is beyond outstanding in this episode, just one of the reasons this episode rates a perfect 10.
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