The Miracle Worker

The story of Anne Sullivan’s struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

• Director:Arthur Penn
• Genre:Drama

Cast

Anne Bancroft : Annie Sullivan
Victor Jory : Captain Arthur Keller
Inga Swenson : Kate Keller
Andrew Prine : James Keller
Kathleen Comegys: Aunt Ev

Young Helen Keller, blind and deaf since infancy due to a severe case of scarlet fever, is frustrated by her inability to communicate and subject to frequent violent and uncontrollable outbursts as a result. Unable to deal with the child, her terrified and helpless parents contact the Perkins School for the Blind for assistance. In response they send Annie Sullivan, a former student, to the Keller home to tutor the child. What ensues is a battle of wills as Annie breaks down Helen’s walls of silence and darkness through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness. Read more