Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1642
Average Rating: 3/4
# of Ratings: 51
Theatrical Release Date: 05/23/1962
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Arthur Penn
Actors: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys
Plot: A bout with scarlet fever has rendered Helen Keller blind, deaf and mute. When her parents can no longer cope with the feral girl's tantrums, they call in inexperienced but innovative teacher Annie Sullivan. Though Helen perceives sign language as a finger game, Annie's unflagging tutelage ultimately awakens in her charge the concept of words.
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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/02/2019
The persevering teacher and student story of 2 of the most inspiring young women in history. "The Miracle Worker" is known to most, but isn't fully appreciated until it has been seen.
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 02/12/2015
Great drama about how Helen Keller and her stalwart teacher (Bancroft) overcame her debilitating condition. As Annie Sullivan, Anne Bancroft is easy to identify with as she is given a monumental task and it can overwhelm her and her ward at any moment. Often emotional and well directed, both the movie and the real-life story that inspired it are proof of the unyielding power of perseverance against the limitations of the human condition.
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