Number: 399

IMDb Rating:   8.1/10 (9865 votes)

Also known as: Miracle Worker, The

Country: USA, 106 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Biography

Director(s): Arthur Penn

Cast: Anne Bancroft (as Annie Sullivan), Victor Jory (as Captain Arthur Keller), Inga Swenson (as Kate Keller), Andrew Prine (as James Keller), Patty Duke (as Helen Keller)

Medium: Original DVD

Plot Outline: Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate.

Location: Christmas

Loaned: No