Movie · Drama · Biography

Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller (Patty Duke) has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents (Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine) contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft) to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others.

1962 · 1h 46m
  • 96%
Director Arthur Penn

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The Miracle Worker

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Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller (Patty Duke) has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents (Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine) contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft) to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others.

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Average 8
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Fresh 24
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Studio
MGM
Released
1962
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
6
Region of Origin
United States
© 1962 Playfilm Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), German (Germany) (AAC), Italian (Italy) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Chinese, Traditional , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , Greek , Indonesian , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) , Thai

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.