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The Miracle Worker

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
21K
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Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)
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The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate.The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate.The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate.

  • Director
    • Arthur Penn
  • Writers
    • William Gibson
    • Helen Keller
  • Stars
    • Anne Bancroft
    • Patty Duke
    • Victor Jory
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Penn
    • Writers
      • William Gibson
      • Helen Keller
    • Stars
      • Anne Bancroft
      • Patty Duke
      • Victor Jory
    • 129User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Top Cast19

    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Annie Sullivan
    Patty Duke
    Patty Duke
    • Helen Keller
    Victor Jory
    Victor Jory
    • Captain Arthur Keller
    Inga Swenson
    Inga Swenson
    • Kate Keller
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • James Keller
    Kathleen Comegys
    Kathleen Comegys
    • Aunt Ev
    Maribel Ayuso
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Dale Ellen Bethea
    • Martha at Age 10
    • (uncredited)
    John Bliss
    John Bliss
    • Admissions Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Grant Code
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Darden
    • Percy at Age 10
    • (uncredited)
    Michele Farr
    • Annie at Age 10
    • (uncredited)
    William F. Haddock
    William F. Haddock
    • 2nd Crone
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Hollander
    • Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Howard
    • Jimmie at Age 8
    • (uncredited)
    Judith Lowry
    Judith Lowry
    • 1st Crone
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Ludlam
    • 3rd Crone
    • (uncredited)
    Beah Richards
    Beah Richards
    • Viney - Keller Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Arthur Penn
    • Writers
      • William Gibson
      • Helen Keller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Mark Twain was the first person to refer to Anne Sullivan as "the miracle worker". Twain was a friend of Helen Keller.
    • Goofs
      Annie Sullivan has to look up the word discipline in a dictionary later in the film even though she's used it in a letter near the beginning; however, she remarks that she must know how to spell it before teaching it to Helen, and may have simply used her best guess in the letter since nothing was at stake.
    • Quotes
      • Annie Sullivan: Pity? For this tyrant? The whole house turns on her whims! Is there anything she wants she doesn't get? I'll tell you what I pity: that the sun won't rise and set for her all her life, and every day you're telling her it will! What good will your pity do when you're under the strawberries, Captain Keller?
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Hush, Little Baby
      (uncredited)
      Traditional Southern lullaby
      Music adapted by Don Costa
      Lyrics by Arthur Siegel
      Sung by Anne Bancroft
      Also played in the score

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    FAQ5

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    • Is 'The Miracle Worker' based on a book?
    • What happened to Annie Sullivan's brother Jimmie?

    Details

    • Release date
      • July 28, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Ana de los milagros
    • Filming locations
      • Middletown, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Playfilm Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,139
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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