Alec and May


2006

Brief Synopsis

True story of Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor of the telephone, who worked as a teacher of deaf children in late 19th century Boston. When he was 28, he fell in love with a 16-year-old pupil, at the same time as he was working on his pioneering "electrical speech machine."

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Bbc Films; Headline Pictures; Scottish Screen

Synopsis

True story of Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor of the telephone, who worked as a teacher of deaf children in late 19th century Boston. When he was 28, he fell in love with a 16-year-old pupil, at the same time as he was working on his pioneering "electrical speech machine."

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Bbc Films; Headline Pictures; Scottish Screen

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