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The Miracle Worker

1962·1h 46m·Approved
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 8.1/10
21,094 votes
Metascore
83
Metacritic

The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate.

The Miracle Worker is a 1962 drama biography movie directed by Arthur Penn, starring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from 21,094 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Arthur Penn
Stars
Anne Bancroft
Patty Duke
Victor Jory
Inga Swenson
Details
1962-07-28
106 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, American Sign Language
Keywords
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