The Miracle Worker | |
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Directed by | Arthur Penn |
Screenplay by | William Gibson |
Based on | The Miracle Worker by William Gibson |
Produced by | Fred Coe |
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Cinematography | Ernesto Caparrós |
Edited by | Aram Avakian |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Production company | Playfilm Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.3 million |
Box office | $2 million (US/Canada)[1] |
The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical film about Anne Sullivan, blind tutor to Helen Keller, directed by Arthur Penn. The screenplay by William Gibson is based on his 1959 play of the same title, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series Playhouse 90. Gibson's secondary source material was The Story of My Life, the 1903 autobiography of Helen Keller.
The film went on to be an instant critical success and a moderate commercial success. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Director for Arthur Penn, and won two awards, Best Actress for Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress for Patty Duke, the latter of whom, at age 16, became the youngest competitive Oscar winner at the time.[a]
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