The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

106 mins | Drama | May 23, 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.

The Miracle Worker

106 mins | Drama | May 23, 1962

The Miracle Worker
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Playfilm Productions
Original title The Miracle Worker
Directors Maggie James, Ulu Grosbard, Larry Sturhahn, Arthur Penn
Writers Helen Keller, William Gibson

Cast

Anne Bancroft

as Annie Sullivan

Victor Jory

as Captain Arthur Keller

Inga Swenson

as Kate Keller

Andrew Prine

as James Keller

Kathleen Comegys

as Aunt Ev

Patty Duke

as Helen Keller

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)

William F. Haddock

as 2nd Crone (uncredited)

Helen Ludlam

as 3rd Crone (uncredited)

Beah Richards

as Viney (uncredited)