Released Date:
1962-07-28
Languages:
English, American Sign Language
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
106 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (11376 Reviews)
Director:
Arthur PennWilliam Gibson (screenplay)
William Gibson (based upon the stage play by)
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate.
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