THE MIRACLE WORKER


 "THE MIRACLE WORKER" (1962) 

SYNOPSIS: "Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others."
STARRING: Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Kathleen Comegys, Andrew Pine, Peggy Burke, Mindy Sherwood, Diane Bryan, Donna Bryan and Teresa Wright.
SCREENPLAY: William Gibson; Based on The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.
DIRECTOR: Arthur Penn
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for five (5) Academy Awards and won two (2) for:
"Best Actress" - Anne Bancroft
"Best Supporting Actress" - Patty Duke
It was nominated for eighteen (18) additional awards, from various entities, and won nine (9) of them.

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