The Miracle Worker poster
Director Arthur Penn
Screenplay William Gibson

The Miracle Worker

Drama1962

Tagline: An emotional earthquake!

Release Date: 1962-05-23

Duration: 106 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Beah Richards
    Viney (uncredited)
  • Anne Bancroft
    Annie Sullivan
  • Victor Jory
    Captain Arthur Keller
  • Patty Duke
    Helen Keller
  • Andrew Prine
    James Keller
  • Inga Swenson
    Kate Keller
  • Judith Lowry
    1st Crone (uncredited)
  • Kathleen Comegys
    Aunt Ev
  • John Bliss
    Admissions Officer (uncredited)
  • William F. Haddock
    2nd Crone (uncredited)