The Miracle Worker

1962 · 106 min · ★ 7.9 / 10 · 356 votes

Drama · History

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.

Cast

Anne Bancroft · Patty Duke · Victor Jory · Inga Swenson · Andrew Prine · Kathleen Comegys · John Bliss · Grant Code · Michele Farr · Jack Hollander

Director

Arthur Penn