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.
Cast
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Victor Jory
Captain Arthur Keller
Inga Swenson
Kate Keller
Andrew Prine
James Keller
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
John Bliss
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
Grant Code
Doctor (uncredited)
Michele Farr
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Jack Hollander
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Alan Howard
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
Judith Lowry
1st Crone (uncredited)
William F. Haddock
2nd Crone (uncredited)
Helen Ludlam
3rd Crone (uncredited)
Beah Richards
Viney (uncredited)
Crew
Arthur Penn
Director
William Gibson
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Helen Keller
Book
Aram Avakian
Editor
Ernesto Caparrós
Director of Photography
Larry Sturhahn
Assistant Director
Ulu Grosbard
Assistant Director
Fred Coe
Producer
Jack Horton
Camera Operator
Tom Volpe
Dolly Grip, Grip
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Ed Callaghan
Hairstylist
Herman Buchman
Makeup Artist
Mel Bourne
Assistant Art Director
Hugh A. Robertson
Sound Effects Editor
Dick Vorisek
Sound
Emil Kolisch
Sound
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Arthur Weisberg
Musician
Walter Trampler
Musician
Matthew Raimondi
Musician
David Nadien
Musician
Charles Libove
Musician
Sam Levitan
Musician
Jacob Krachmalnick
Musician
Herbert J. Harris
Musician
Lenny Hambro
Musician
Loren Glickman
Musician
Norman Carr
Musician
Seymour Barab
Musician
Gloria Agostini
Musician
Edward Beyer
Music Editor
Maggie James
Script Supervisor
Harrison Starr
Production Manager
David Golden
Production Manager
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Gene Lasko
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