The Miracle Worker (1962)

An emotional earthquake!

Movie · Drama, History · 1h 46m · Rated 7.9/10 on TMDB · Released May 23, 1962

Overview

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.

Directed by 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
• John 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)

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