The Miracle Worker (1962)

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Synopsis
Based on William Gibson's Broadway play and retaining its acclaimed cast, Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker tells the true story of Helen Keller (Patty Duke), an Alabama girl struck blind and deaf as a baby after an elevated fever. Enter Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), a partially-blind woman assigned the task of teaching Helen sign language. After first separating Helen from her over-protective parents (Victor Jory and Inga Swenson), Annie begins the arduous process of teaching the girl. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Cast

Patty Duke	Helen Keller
Kathleen Comegys	Aunt Ev
Michele Farr	Young Annie at Age 10
Alan Howard	Young Jimmie at Age 8
Victor Jory	Capt. Keller
Judith Lowry	1st Crone
Helen Ludlam	3rd Crone
Andrew Prine	James Keller
Beah Richards	Viney
Inga Swenson	Kate Keller
Anne Bancroft	Annie Sullivan
William F. Haddock	2nd Crone
Jack Hollander	Mr. Anagnos
Alan Howard	Young Jimmie at Age 8

Production Crew

George Jenkins	Art Director
Mel Bourne	Art Director
Helen Keller	Book Author
Laurence Rosenthal	Composer (Music Score)
Ruth Morley	Costume Designer
Arthur Penn	Director
Aram Avakian	Editor
William Gibson	Play Author
Fred Coe	Producer
William Gibson	Screenwriter

Genre
Drama

Awards
1962 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1962 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1962 - Best Film - Both Any Source and British - British Academy Awards
1962 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy of Film and Television
1962 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1962 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1962 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2007 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival

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