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Writers:
Joseph P. Lash (book)
John McGreevey (teleplay)
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Release Date:
23 April 1984 (USA) more
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Set in 1898, Cambridge, Massachusetts, depicts Annie Sullivan Macy supporting her student Helen Keller at Radcliffe College. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Blythe Danner ... Anne Sullivan

Mare Winningham ... Helen Keller

Perry King ... John Macy

Vera Miles ... Kate Keller

Jack Warden ... Mark Twain

Peter Cushing ... Professor Charles Copeland
Alexander Knox ... Mr. Gilman
Jeff Harding ... Peter Fagan
Sarah Keller ... Helen Myers
Alan Tilvern ... William Alexander
Billy J. Mitchell ... Harry Webber
Bill Reimbold ... Herman Webber
Jerry Harte ... Lebaron Briggs
Lynn Webster ... Clara

Ron Berglas ... Jerry
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100 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: Immediately after the Radcliff graduation ball, when Gacy is playing chess with Helen, he stands up startled over an outburst from Annie and knocks most of the chess men over. There is then an edit to a different camera angle and for the rest of the scene the chess men are standing up. more
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Follows The Miracle Worker (1979) (TV) more

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Great follow-up to a great story, 22 December 2006
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Author: rexb-2 from United States

I haven't seen this film in a long time. But I remember really enjoying it and that it surprised me how good it was. The production values are generally TV quality. On the other hand, the story is very effective and personal. This was a portion of Keller's life that had not been portrayed often. Mare Winningham and Blythe Danner seem ideal for these roles. I wish it was more readily available for repeat viewing.

I didn't know that Keller went on to such heights of education and socialization. Considering where she came from, the amount of normalcy that she achieved is incredible. But it should never be forgotten that this was due to Annie Sullivan dedicating (and to a large degree substituting) her life so that Helen might have one. What dedication! What devotion! What patience with another struggling human being!

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