The Sound and the Silence
Brief Synopsis
A miniseries depicting the life of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and teacher of the deaf, and his wife, Mabel Hubbard, whose life-long deafness inspired her husband's seminal discovery.
Cast & Crew
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John Bach
Alexander Graham Bell
Ian Bannen
Melville Bell
Brenda Fricker
Eliza Bell
Elizabeth Quinn
Mabel Hubbard--As An Adult
Vanessa Vaughan
Mabel Hubbard--As A Young Woman
Dwight Bacquie
Charles Thompson
Film Details
Also Known As
Sound and the Silence
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Atlantis Films; Atv Division Of Chum Ltd; Auckland Parkroyal Hotel; Aviso Design; Bell Media; Bell Media; Canada Wire; Chameleon Television; Cypress Films; Eastman Kodak; Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation; Film House Entertainment; Fund For Pay Television; Hoechst Canada; Kelcom International; National Film Unit; Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Park Road Post Ltd.; Regal Productions; Rogers Telefund; Screen Star Entertainment; South Pacific Pictures; TNT; TTlTfilm Canada; The Village Recorder; Tv New Zealand; Tv New Zealand
Location
New Zealand; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A miniseries depicting the life of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and teacher of the deaf, and his wife, Mabel Hubbard, whose life-long deafness inspired her husband's seminal discovery.
Cast
John Bach
Alexander Graham Bell
Ian Bannen
Melville Bell
Brenda Fricker
Eliza Bell
Elizabeth Quinn
Mabel Hubbard--As An Adult
Vanessa Vaughan
Mabel Hubbard--As A Young Woman
Dwight Bacquie
Charles Thompson
Lawrence Bayne
Glenn Curtis
Francis Bell
Thomas Watson
Rhondee Beriault
Helen Keller--As An Adult
Ken Blackburn
Elisha Gray
Matthew Brennan
Ted--Age 8
Alistair Browning
Dr Clarence Blake
Gerald Bryan
William Orton
Patrick Brymer
Tamblyn
Melissa Cassin
Daisy
Nicholas Clark
Bell--Age 10
Clare Corridan
Susanna Hull
Henry Czerny
Casey Baldwin
Colin Fox
Samuel Langley
John Givens
Edward Gallaudet
Cindy Marie Gorman
Elsie
Tony Groser
Chauncey Smith
Eden Hessel
Helen Keller--Age 8
Yvonne Lawley
Sarah Fuller
Dan Macdonald
Arthur Mccurdy
Joanne Macinnes
Maude
Alena Mcdonald
Miss Sullivan
Jim Mclarty
Tainter
Michael Mcmanus
Bert Grosvenor
Peter Nicoll
John Fowler
Alannah O'sullivan
Mrs Hubbard
Jonathan Potts
Douglas Mccurdy
Tim Raby
Melly--Age 22
Iain Rea
Bell--Age 20
Lewis Rowe
Captain Keller
Ben Scott
Melly--Age 12
Carole Sinclair
Mrs Bethune
David Taylor
Ben Herdman
Jeffrey Thomas
Gardiner Hubbard
Andrew Thurtell
Ted--Age 18
Ian Watkin
President Garfield
Geoffrey Wearing
Judge
Joel Wyner
Lieutenant Selfridge
J.h. Wyman
Crew
Judy Arsenault
Set Decorator
Graham Aston
Props Assistant
Christopher Ball
Assistant Director
Ian Beale
Gaffer
Christopher Beggie
Property Master
Daisy Bijac
Makeup Artist
Jonathan Billings
Dolly Grip
Bonnie Boyd
Assistant Director
Mindy Brown
Assistant
Naomi Burke
Production Coordinator
Phil Burton
Foley Editor
John Calvert
Line Producer (Canada)
Sally Campbell
Production Accountant
Brenda Cantell
Other
Ross Chambers
Dialogue Editor
John Charles
Music
Marsha Chesley
Casting Director (Canada)
Kevin Chisnall
Special Effects
Phil Chitty
Construction Manager
Katarina Chovanec
Hairdresser
Nicolas Clermont
Executive Producer
Malcolm Cromie
Sound Editor
Malcolm Cromie
Sound Supervisor
Ralph Davies
Production Designer
Christopher Dean
Key Grip
Victoria Dobson
Wardrobe
Annie Dodman
Location Manager
Greg Farrow
Other
Tony Foster
Screenwriter
Dave Fraser
Music
Nick Frost
Scenic Artist
Ken George
Photography
Jeanette Goode
Wardrobe
Mark Grenfell
Props Buyer
Peter Grundy
Art Director
Peter Grundy
Visual Effects
David Guerin
Soloist
Otta Hanus
Assistant Director
John Harcourt
Post-Production Coordinator
Emma Harre
Wardrobe
Cici Harris
Publicity
John Kent Harrison
Screenwriter
Charlie Haskell
Assistant Director
Jan Haynes
Co-Producer
Colin Hemmingsen
Soloist
Kate Highfield
Art Department
Pam Hislop
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jessica Hobbs
Assistant Director
D. Michael Horton
Editor
Ian Hunter
Caterer
Ian Hunter
Caterer
Peggy Janus
Assistant
Jo Johnson
Assistant
Mary Kathryn Johnson
Publicity
Christine Kavanagh
Co-Producer
John Kelleher
Co-Producer
Viv Kernick
Props Buyer
Dave Kinnear
Driver
Lisa Kissin
Location Manager
Johannes Konigstorfer
Post-Production Supervisor
Pieter Kroonenburg
Executive Producer
Melanie Wilson Labracio
Publicity
Luciano Lisi
Producer
Susan Longmire
Production Designer
Barb Luxton
Lead Set Dresser
Nancy Macdonald
Location Manager
Michael Macmillan
Executive Producer
Gordon Macrea
Construction Manager
Neil Maddever
Music
Martha Mann
Costume Designer
Rocco Matteo
Art Assistant
Sue May
Publicity
Peter Mccaffrey
Other
Graham Mckinney
Boom Operator
Sherry Mcmorran
Wardrobe Assistant
Kimberley Mctaggart
Assistant Editor
Larry Meli
Assistant
Peter Melnychuk
Boom Operator
Sarah Miln
Assistant Director
Graham Morris
Sound Recordist
David Moxness
Gaffer
Paul Murphy
Grip
Kirsten Muxlow
Assistant Editor
Rene Ohashi
Director Of Photography
Russell Olds
Other
John Patterson
Sound Effects
Mario Paulin
Best Boy
Phee Phanshell
Assistant Director
Joe Pierson
Assistant
Don Reynolds
Executive Producer
Cindy Roberts
Other
Diana Rowan
Casting Director (New Zealand)
Robin Sarafinchan
Production Coordinator
Joan M Scarrow
Production Accountant
William Schmidt
Screenwriter
Julian Scott
Other
Lynne Seaman
Color
Mark Smith
Best Boy
Paul Sutorius
2nd Unit Editor (2nd Unit) (New Zealand)
Victor Syperek
Props
Emmanuel Taylor
Transportation Coordinator
Grant Taylor
Sound Mixer
Grant Taylor
Sound Mixer
Linda Tizard
Advisor
Kim Todd
Producer
Anton Tyukodi
Stunts
Christine West
Costume Supervisor
Jane Wilkinson
Other
John Williams
Props
John Wilson
Unit Manager
John Wilson
Unit Manager
Roger Wilson
Music
Rowena Yalland
Continuity
Film Details
Also Known As
Sound and the Silence
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Atlantis Films; Atv Division Of Chum Ltd; Auckland Parkroyal Hotel; Aviso Design; Bell Media; Bell Media; Canada Wire; Chameleon Television; Cypress Films; Eastman Kodak; Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation; Film House Entertainment; Fund For Pay Television; Hoechst Canada; Kelcom International; National Film Unit; Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Park Road Post Ltd.; Regal Productions; Rogers Telefund; Screen Star Entertainment; South Pacific Pictures; TNT; TTlTfilm Canada; The Village Recorder; Tv New Zealand; Tv New Zealand
Location
New Zealand; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States July 18, 1993
Aired in United States July 19, 1993
Began shooting September 2, 1991.
Completed shooting November 19, 1991.
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