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The Miracle Worker
- Original title
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The Miracle Worker
- Year
- 1962
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
 United States- Director
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- Screenwriter
William Gibson. Theater: William Gibson - Music
Laurence Rosenthal - Cinematography
Ernesto Caparros (B&W) - Cast
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Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Andrew Prine, Inga Swenson, Victor Jory, Grant Code, Jack Hollander, Beah Richards, Kathleen Comegys, Judith Lowry, John Bliss
- Producer
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Playfilm Productions. Distributor: United Artists
- Genre
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Drama | Biography. Education. Disability. Deafness. Blindness
- Movie Groups
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Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Rankings Position
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- Awards
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1962: 2 Academy Awards: Actress (Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Duke). 3 Nominations
1962: Golden Globe: Golden Globes: Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Duke). 4 Nom.
1962: BAFTA Awards: Foreign Actress (Bancroft). Nominated for Best Film from any Source
1962: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director
1962: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay
1962: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films and Best actress (Bancroft)
1962: San Sebastian Film Festival: Best Actress (Bancroft), OCIC Award (Penn)
- Critics' reviews
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"Truffaut's The Wild Child is a more beautifully conceived picture on the same theme, but even with its imperfections and staginess this early Penn film is extraordinary."
Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
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2006
Lorena Giachino Torréns
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2010
Macarena Aguiló, Susana Foxley
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