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The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 23, 1962

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama

User Score

78%

Original Title

The Miracle Worker

Production Companies

Playfilm Productions

Director

Arthur Penn

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$2,500,000

Description

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.