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.
Released: May 23, 1962
Runtime: 106 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys
Crew: Arthur Penn (Director), William Gibson (Theatre Play), Fred Coe (Producer), William Gibson (Screenplay), Ernesto Caparrós (Director of Photography), Aram Avakian (Editor)