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The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
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Cast
- Anne BancroftAnnie Sullivan
- Patty DukeHelen Keller
- Victor JoryCaptain Arthur Keller
- Inga SwensonKate Keller
- Andrew PrineJames Keller
- Kathleen ComegysAunt Ev
- John BlissAdmissions Officer (uncredited)
- Grant CodeDoctor (uncredited)
- Michele FarrAnnie at Age 10 (uncredited)
- Jack HollanderMr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Crew
- Arthur PennDirector
- William GibsonScreenplay
- Ernesto CaparrósDirector of Photography
- Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer
- Aram AvakianEditor
- Fred CoeProducer
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