The Miracle Worker
- IMDb link: 0056241
- IMDb rating: 8.1 (22,245 votes)
- Genres: Drama, Biography
- Director: Anne Bancroft, Arthur Penn
- Cast: Victor Jory, Andrew Prine, Patty Duke, Inga Swenson and others
- Release date: 28 Jul 1962
- Release year: 1962
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: blindness, deafness, 1880s, tutor, boston massachusetts, national film registry, communication, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, alabama
Plot:
The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever.