The Miracle Worker

The extraordinary story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan is powerfully brought to life in "The Miracle Worker" (1962), based on William Gibson's Broadway play. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft give movingly nuanced performances, as the Alabama girl trappedin a prison of darkness and silence after being struck blind, deaf, and dumb by fever, and the half blind teacher who rescues her. Victor Jory and Inga Swenson add their portrayals of Helen's over-protective parents to this uplifting and inspirational film from director Arthur Penn.