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The Miracle Worker (1962)
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The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Director:Arthur Penn |
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Won 2 Oscars.
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| Anne Bancroft | ... | ||
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Victor Jory | ... | |
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Inga Swenson | ... | |
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Andrew Prine | ... | |
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Kathleen Comegys | ... | |
| Patty Duke | ... | ||
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Storyline
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate. Written by Christina Dunigan <minstrel@wf.net>
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Ana de los milagros See more »Box Office
Budget:
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Annie Sullivan: James? I had a brother Jimmy. Are you Helen's?
James Keller: I'm only half a brother. You'll be her governess?
Annie Sullivan: Well, I'll try.
James Keller: You look like half a governess.
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(uncredited)
Traditional Southern lullaby
Sung by Anne Bancroft
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Several actors in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in this movie. These were (with their character names): Diane Bryan (Martha at Age 5), Donna Bryan (Martha at Age 7), Peggy Burke (II) (Helen at Age 7), Keith Moore (I) (Percy at Age 6), Mindy Sherwood (Helen at Age 5) and Walter Wright Jr. (Percy at Age 8) See more »Goofs
Continuity: At the beginning of the dinnertime confrontation, Helen's position changes; she is kneeling at Annie, and begins to stand, but in the next cut she is kneeling again. See more »Quotes
James Keller: Miss Sullivan? I'm James Keller.Annie Sullivan: James? I had a brother Jimmy. Are you Helen's?
James Keller: I'm only half a brother. You'll be her governess?
Annie Sullivan: Well, I'll try.
James Keller: You look like half a governess.
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Soundtracks
"Hush, Little Baby"(uncredited)
Traditional Southern lullaby
Sung by Anne Bancroft
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