• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1962-05-23
  • Runtime106 minutes
  • TaglineAn emotional earthquake!
  • Revenue2,500,000$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesPlayfilm Productions
  • Budget500,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Anne Bancroft

Patty Duke

Victor Jory

Inga Swenson

Andrew Prine

Kathleen Comegys