USA,
1962, 106 min
(Alternative: 103 min)
Directed by:
Arthur PennCinematography:
Ernesto CaparrósComposer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, Patty Duke, Beah Richards, Jack Hollander, John BlissVOD (2)
Plots(1)
Locked in a frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness since infancy, 7-year-old Helen Keller has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. ThenAnnie 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 touchthe only tool they have in commonand leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
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