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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 83/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic83/100
354 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur PennDirector
- William GibsonScreenplay
- Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anne BancroftAnnie Sullivan
- Patty DukeHelen Keller
- Victor JoryCaptain Arthur Keller
- Inga SwensonKate Keller
- Andrew PrineJames Keller
- Kathleen ComegysAunt Ev
- John BlissAdmissions Officer (uncredited)
- Grant CodeDoctor (uncredited)
- Michele FarrAnnie at Age 10 (uncredited)
- Jack HollanderMr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
- Alan HowardJimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
- Judith Lowry1st Crone (uncredited)
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Themes
blindness and impaired visiondeaf-muteeducationbiographyhistorical figureteachertutorteacher student relationshiptantrumrailway stationsign languagesinstitution
The Best Movies of 1962
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