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Blu-ray

The miracle worker

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Andrew Prine, Inga Swenson, Kathleen Comegys.

Publication Information

Chicago, IL : Olive Films, [2017]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (106 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Young Helen Keller, blind and deaf since infancy as a result of scarlet fever, becomes prone to violent outbursts that grow more frequent and intense, resulting in her parents, Captain Arthur Keller and Kate Keller, reaching out to a school for the blind and help. That help arrives in the form of Annie Sullivan, a teacher whose personal struggles have provided her with the tools to assist Helen. And so begins a battle of wills between the obstinate Helen and the equally stubborn Annie. Through sheer willpower and compassion, the walls separating Helen from the outside world begin to crumble, as student and teacher forge a connection.

Notes

Based upon the stage play by William Gibson.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.

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