
Feature film — 1962
The Miracle Worker (1962)
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.
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Director: Arthur Penn
On screen
Cast & crew

Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan

Patty Duke
Helen Keller

Victor Jory
Captain Arthur Keller

Inga Swenson
Kate Keller

Andrew Prine
James Keller

Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev

John Bliss
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
Grant Code
Doctor (uncredited)
Michele Farr
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Jack Hollander
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Alan Howard
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)

Judith Lowry
1st Crone (uncredited)
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