The Miracle Worker (1962 film): Difference between revisions

==Synopsis==

Young Helen Keller ([[Patty Duke]]), [[blindness|blind]] and [[Hearing impairment|deaf]] since infancy due to a severe case of [[scarlet fever]], is frustrated by her inability to communicate and subject to frequent violent and uncontrollable outbursts. Unable to deal with her, her terrified and helpless parents contact the [[Perkins School for the Blind]] for assistance. In response, they send [[Anne Sullivan]] ([[Anne Bancroft]]), a former student, to the Keller home as a tutor. A battle of wills ensues as Anne breaks down Helen's walls of silence and darkness through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness, starting by teaching Helen to make a connection between her hand signs and the objects in Helen's world for which they stand.

 

==Cast==