The Miracle Worker
“An emotional earthquake!”
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.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
Playfilm Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Miracle Worker performed
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide Gross
$2.5M
Gross Profit
$2.0M
Return
5.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$360K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Annie Sullivan
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Helen Keller
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Captain Arthur Keller
Victor Jory
Captain Arthur Keller
Kate Keller
Inga Swenson
Kate Keller
James Keller
Andrew Prine
James Keller
Aunt Ev
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
John Bliss
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Grant Code
Doctor (uncredited)
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Michele Farr
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Jack Hollander
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
Alan Howard
Jimmie at Age 8 (uncredited)
1st Crone (uncredited)
Judith Lowry
1st Crone (uncredited)
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