The Sound and the Silence

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The Sound and the Silence
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Screenplay byTony Foster
John Kent Harrison
William Schmidt
Directed by John Kent Harrison
Starring John Bach
Ian Bannen
Vanessa Vaughan
Brenda Fricker
Music byJohn Charles
Country of originCanada, New Zealand
Original languageEnglish
Production
Cinematography Rene Ohashi
Editor Michael Horton
Running time181 minutes
Production companies Atlantis Films
South Pacific Pictures
Original release
Network CTV (Canada) [1]
TNT (United States)
Release18 April 1992 (1992-04-18)

The Sound and the Silence is a 1992 television film directed by John Kent Harrison and starring John Bach as Alexander Graham Bell, Ian Bannen as Melville, Brenda Fricker as Eliza, and Jim McLarty as Sumner Tainter. The Sound and the Silence has a run time of 3 hours and 12 minutes and is a colorized film originally in the English language.

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Plot

The film begins with Bell's childhood in Scotland, where his is initially intrigued by sights and sounds. [2] The film then follows his days as an inventor in Brantford, Ontario, Boston, Massachusetts, and Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The film was shot in New Zealand and on location at Alexander Graham Bell's Beinn Bhreagh estate in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Awards

The Sound and the Silence won the CableACE award in 1994 for International Movie or Miniseries/Comedy or Dramatic Special or Series. [3] The film won Gemini Awards for Best Costume Design, Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series, and Best Production Design or Art Direction. [4] The film was also nominated for Geminis in the categories of Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Best Dramatic Mini-Series, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. [5]

References

  1. ↑ STAR, Greg Quill TORONTO (5 April 1992). "photo COMMITTED TO DEAF: Helen Keller, played by Eden Hessell, feels the sound of speech on the lips of Alexander Graham Bell, played by John Bach, in The Sound And The Silence. Bell film a historical gold mine: [SU2 Edition]". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont., Canada. pp. –8. ISSN   0319-0781. ProQuest   436641602 . Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ↑ CM Archive
  3. ↑ "The Sound and the Silence". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Canada's Awards Database
  5. ↑ The Sound and the Silence (1992) (TV) – Awards


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