The Miracle Worker
1962 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate.
Direction Arthur Penn
Cast Anne Bancroft · Patty Duke · Andrew Prine · Inga Swenson · Victor Jory · Grant Code · Jack Hollander · Beah Richards · Kathleen Comegys · Judith Lowry · John Bliss
Soundtrack Laurence Rosenthal
Screenplay William Gibson
Cinematography Ernesto Caparros
Original title The Miracle Worker
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