[About the Topic Hard of Hearing/Deafness in National and International Films].

Based on 415 movies which have been produced nationally and internationally and which the importance of the topic "hard of hearing and deafness" has been shown in TV as well as in cinemas are analyzed. Additionally, it has been summarized how real hard of hearing/deaf actors have been involved in such films. Categories of movies have been formed depending on the function of the fictive/real characters in the movies. The affiliation of the movies to different genres as well as how the number of films dealing with hard of hearing/deafness have been produced during the last decades has been analyzed. Topics which do interest especially the ENT-specialist are described. The estimation of the movies on the internet-based websites of "Internet Movie Database" and "Movie Pilot" given by the audience are presented.