The Miracle Worker (1962 film)

The Miracle Worker
Original poster
Directed by	Arthur Penn
Screenplay by	William Gibson
Based on	The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
Produced by	Fred Coe
Starring	Anne Bancroft Patty Duke
Cinematography	Ernesto Caparrós
Edited by	Aram Avakian
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Production company	Playfilm Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	July 28, 1962 (1962-07-28)
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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