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The Miracle Worker

1962NR1h 46m7.9 / 10

An emotional earthquake!

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

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Synopsis

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

More about The Miracle Worker

Cast

Anne BancroftAnnie Sullivan
Patty DukeHelen Keller
Victor JoryCaptain Arthur Keller
Inga SwensonKate Keller
Andrew PrineJames Keller
Kathleen ComegysAunt Ev
John BlissAdmissions Officer (uncredited)
Grant CodeDoctor (uncredited)

Credits

Directed by
Arthur Penn
Written by
William Gibson

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$500K
Box office
$2.5M

Production

  • Playfilm Productions

Themes

19th centurybiographicalbiographyblind childblindness and impaired visiondeaf girldeaf-mutedeafness