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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Drama
Release:
May 1962
Production:
Playfilm Productions
Cast:
Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, John Bliss, Grant Code, Michele Farr, Jack Hollander, Alan Howard, Judith Lowry, William F. Haddock, Helen Ludlam, Beah Richards
Tags:
blindness and impaired vision, deaf-mute, education, biography, historical figure, teacher, tutor, teacher student relationship, tantrum, railway station, sign languages, institution, 19th century, female teacher, blind child, deaf girl, deafness
