The Miracle Worker (1979)
The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever. Television remake of the 1962 film which also starred Patty Duke in the role of Helen Keller.
Director:
Paul Aaron
Writer:
William Gibson
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Patty Duke as Anne Sullivan |
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Melissa Gilbert as Helen Keller |
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Diana Muldaur as Kate Keller |
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Charles Siebert as Capt. Keller |
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Anne Seymour as Aunt Ev |
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Stanley Wells as James Keller |
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Hilda Haynes as Viney |
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Titos Vandis as Anagnos |
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Byron Green as Percy |
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Noniece Williams as Martha |
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Jonathan Gilbert as Jimmy (voice) |
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James Lee Canady as Servant |
| Directing | Paul Aaron | Director |
| Writing | William Gibson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | William Gibson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Helen Keller | Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Production | Raymond Katz | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kim Swados | Art Direction |
| Sound | Billy Goldenberg | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Production | Barbara Cowan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Gerald Lee Taylor | Editor |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| Crew | Fred Coe | In Memory Of |
| Production | Fred Coe | Producer |
| Camera | Ted Voigtlander | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Lon Massey III | Lighting Director |
| Sound | George E. Marshall Jr. | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Barrett Gilbert | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Frank Meadows | Sound Mixer |
