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. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher form Boston arrived. 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.
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Written by
William Gibson (play); Helen Keller (book "The Story of my Life") (uncredited).
Starring
Anne Bancroft (Annie Sullivan); Victor Jory (Captain Arthur Keller); Inga Swenson (Kate Keller); Andrew Prine (James Keller); Kathleen Comegys (Aunt Ev); Patty Duke (Helen Keller). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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