The Miracle Worker (1962)

Regisseur:

Arthur Penn

Drehbuchautoren:

William Gibson (play)
William Gibson (writer)

Premierendatum:

28. Juli 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama

Werbezeile:

An emotional earthquake!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Docudrama | Harrowing | Poignant | Communication | Honesty

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

One of the Great American Films--for the Ages

Besetzung

Anne Bancroft	...	Annie Sullivan
Victor Jory	...	Captain Arthur Keller
Inga Swenson	...	Kate Keller
Andrew Prine	...	James Keller
Kathleen Comegys	...	Aunt Ev
Patty Duke	...	Helen Keller
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Diane Bryan	...	Martha at age 5 (scenes deleted)
Donna Bryan	...	Martha at age 7 (scenes deleted)
Peggy Burke	...	Helen at age 7 (scenes deleted)
Keith Moore	...	Percy at age 6 (scenes deleted)
Mindy Sherwood	...	Helen at age 5 (scenes deleted)
Walter Wright Jr.	...	Percy at age 8 (scenes deleted)

Alternativ:

Licht im Dunkel (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Unter anderer Sonne (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

106 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | American Sign Language

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.66 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:All | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-8

Drehorte:

Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Firma:

Playfilm Productions

Dies und das:

Anne Bancroft wasn't present to receive her Academy Award for Best Actress. At the time, she was in New York doing a play and the award was accepted by Joan Crawford. Crawford did it to spite her What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) co-star Bette Davis.

Dialogzitate:

Annie Sullivan: It's less trouble to feel sorry for her than it is to teach her anything better.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Saturday Night Live: Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus (#3.3)" (1977)

One of the Great American Films--for the Ages

The Miracle Worker is one of the great American films--a film containing two

justifiably legendary performances. Anne Bancroft's Annie and Patty Duke's

Helen become such living, breathing, feeling characters. We are of course

caught up in the story and the suspense of how all the scenes will unfold, but we are also captivated. These two stunning actresses make us embrace their

characters--much as they embrace at the beautiful conclusion of this heartfelt film. They are artists of the highest order--and the entire film feels like a great, piece of music. It has a wonderful shape, moments of intense feelings,

moments of peaceful repose, and is filled with rich details to savour--Helen

tossing about in the hanging laundry, Annie's rich Scottish accent, the riveting fight scene, the moment of Helen's revelation which is one of the most

emotionally satisfying moments of any film, anywhere. The photography,

exceptional music score, and once again--that amazing acting--makes this a

film to treasure.