The Miracle Worker (1962)
An emotional earthquake!
1962 · NR · 1h 46m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Arthur Penn
Writers: William Gibson
Music by: Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography: Ernesto Caparrós
Editor: Aram Avakian
Box office: $3M · Rated 7.9/10 by 349 viewers
Cast
Anne Bancroft as Annie SullivanPatty Duke as Helen KellerVictor Jory as Captain Arthur KellerInga Swenson as Kate KellerAndrew Prine as James KellerKathleen Comegys as Aunt EvJohn Bliss as Admissions Officer (uncredited)Grant Code as Doctor (uncredited)Michele Farr as Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)Jack Hollander as Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)Alan Howard as Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)Judith Lowry as 1st Crone (uncredited)More like this
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