Drama ·History · United States of America · 1962 · 1h 46m

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker poster
Director
Arthur Penn
Cast
Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan Patty Duke as Helen Keller Victor Jory as Captain Arthur Keller Inga Swenson as Kate Keller Andrew Prine as James Keller Kathleen Comegys as Aunt Ev
Crew
Ernesto Caparrós — Director of Photography Aram Avakian — Editor Laurence Rosenthal — Original Music Composer William Gibson — Screenplay Fred Coe — Producer Ruth Morley — Costume Design
Tagline

An emotional earthquake!

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.

Trailer The Miracle Worker — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
blindness and impaired visiondeaf-muteeducationbiographyhistorical figureteachertutorteacher student relationshiptantrumrailway stationsign languagesinstitution
Key Collaborators
Arthur Penn Director Ernesto Caparrós Director of Photography Aram Avakian Editor Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer William Gibson Screenplay Fred Coe Producer Ruth Morley Costume Design
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