The Miracle Worker (1979) (TV)

Director:

Paul Aaron

Writers:

William Gibson (play)
William Gibson (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Deafness | Handicap | Disability | Teacher Hero

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Patty Duke	...	Anne Sullivan
Diana Muldaur	...	Kate Keller
Charles Siebert	...	Captain Keller
Anne Seymour	...	Aunt Ev
Stanley Wells	...	James Keller
Melissa Gilbert	...	Helen Keller
Hilda Haynes	...	Viney
Titos Vandis	...	Anagnos
Byron Green	...	Percy
Noniece Williams	...	Martha
Jonathan Gilbert	...	Jimmy
James Lee Canady	...	Servant

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Half-Pint Productions

Trivia:

Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as young Helen Keller in the 1962 version, played Anne Sullivan in the 1979 TV version and won an Emmy for it.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Intimate Portrait: Patty Duke" (2001)

good movie, actor played their roles very well

This was a very good movie. Helen was played very well. This movie helps people not take things for granted. It is an incredible story of how anyone is capable of doing anything. Annie was also played very well. She taught Helen many things. The closing scene when Helen realizes that everything has a name is very moving. The love shown between Annie and Helen was really an awesome thing.