The Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan.
Direction David Miller
Cast Joan Crawford · Rossano Brazzi · Heather Sears · Lee Patterson · Ron Randell · Fay Compton · John Loder · Denis O'Dea · Sid James · Bessie Love · Robert Ayres · Maureen Delaney · Harry Hutchinson · Tony Quinn · Janina Faye
Soundtrack Georges Auric
Screenplay Charles A. Kaufman · Nicholas Monsarrat
Cinematography Robert Krasker
Original title The Story of Esther Costello
6.6
33 votes (FilmAffinity)
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