The Miracle Worker
“An emotional earthquake!”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Known for
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
Valley of the Dolls
Victor Jory
Captain Arthur Keller
Known for
Papillon
Gone with the Wind
Inga Swenson
Kate Keller
Known for
North and South
Advise & Consent
Andrew Prine
James Keller
Known for
V
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
Also in
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
The First Time
John Bliss
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
Known for
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Grant Code
Doctor (uncredited)
Also in
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Michele Farr
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Also in
Profiler
The Single Guy
Jack Hollander
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Also in
Rocky
...And Justice for All
Alan Howard
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
Also in
Little Big Man
Judith Lowry
1st Crone (uncredited)
Known for
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Anderson Tapes
Arthur Penn Director · William Gibson Screenplay Helen Keller Author
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $500K · United States release May 23, 1962
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Playfilm Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1962
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
July 28, 1962 · Theatrical
Austria
April 26, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 27, 1962 · Theatrical
France
October 10, 1962 · Theatrical
Germany
February 15, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 24, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 4, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Spain
September 19, 1962 · Theatrical
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