The Miracle Worker (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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.294 |
Directed By
Arthur Penn
Crew
Fred Coe
William Gibson
William Gibson
Arthur Penn
Herman Buchman
Larry Sturhahn
David Golden
Ruth Morley
George Jenkins
Ed Callaghan
Ulu Grosbard
Harrison Starr
Ernesto Caparrós
Mel Bourne
Aram Avakian
Dick Vorisek
Tom Volpe
Maggie James
Gene Lasko
Hugh A. Robertson
Edward Beyer
Arthur Weisberg
Gloria Agostini
Lenny Hambro
Jack Horton
Laurence Rosenthal
Loren Glickman
Matthew Raimondi
Walter Trampler
Emil Kolisch
David Nadien
Laurence Rosenthal
Jacob Krachmalnick
Norman Carr
Sam Levitan
Charles Libove
Herbert J. Harris
Tom Volpe
Seymour Barab
Helen Keller
Laurence Rosenthal
TOP CAST
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)
William F. Haddock
2nd Crone (uncredited)
Helen Ludlam
3rd Crone (uncredited)
Beah Richards
Viney (uncredited)
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