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The Miracle Worker: Directed by Arthur Penn. With Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine. The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
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- Biography, Drama
- Arthur Penn
- 1962-07-28
The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical film about Anne Sullivan, blind tutor to Helen Keller, directed by Arthur Penn. The screenplay by William Gibson is based on his 1959 play of the same title, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series Playhouse 90. Gibson's secondary source material was The Story of ...
The Miracle Worker is a 2000 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1959 play of the same title by William Gibson, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series Playhouse 90. Gibson's original source material was The Story of My Life, the 1903 autobiography of Helen Keller.
Following the opening scene, credit sequence and young deaf-mute Helen Keller (Peggy Burke) getting embroiled with other kids, rescued by her mom Kate (Inga Swenson) in Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker, 1962.
- Arthur Penn, Ulu Grosbard, Larry Sturhahn
- Anne Bancroft
Costume design (black and white) Lead actress* (Anne Bancroft) Supporting actress* (Patty Duke) Lee Pfeiffer. The Miracle Worker, American dramatic biopic, released in 1962, that presented the life of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie (or Anne) Sullivan; it earned Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke Academy Awards for best actress and best supporting ...
- Lee Pfeiffer
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.
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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Outstanding movie based on life of Helen Keller. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Nick Pinkerton Village Voice The centerpiece is a one-room, nine-minute war of ...
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- Biography, Drama
