The Story of Esther Costello
- Original title
- The Story of Esther Costello
- Year
- 1957
- Running time
- 103 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Charles A. Kaufman. Novel: Nicholas Monsarrat
- Cast
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- Joan Crawford
- Rossano Brazzi
- Heather Sears
- Lee Patterson
- Ron Randell
- Fay Compton
- John Loder
- Denis O'Dea
- Sid James
- Bessie Love
- Robert Ayres
- Maureen Delaney
- Harry Hutchinson
- Tony Quinn
- Janina Faye
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- Music
- Cinematography
Robert Krasker (B&W)- Producer
Romulus. Distributor: Columbia Pictures- Genre
- Drama | Disability. Blindness. Deafness
- Movie Groups
- Nicholas Monsarrat Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan.
- Awards
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1957: BAFTA Awards: Best British Actress (Sears). Nominated for Best Screenplay1957: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Heather Sears)
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