1 Movie Starring Lee Patterson

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (469 Reviews)

Director:

David Miller

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Kaufman

Nicholas Monsarrat (novel)

Fullplot:

Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan.

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