8.1
Genre
Family, Biography, Drama, History, Old movies
Synopsis
Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller (Patty Duke) has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents (Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine) contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft) to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others.
Cast
Annie Sullivan
Anne Bancroft
Helen Keller
Patty Duke
Kate Keller
Inga Swenson
Captain Arthur Keller
Victor Jory
James Keller
Andrew Prine
Aunt Ev
Kathleen Comegys
Viney, Keller Maid (uncredited)
Beah Richards
Admissions Officer (uncredited)
John Bliss
Mr. Anagnos of Perkins School in Boston (uncredited)
Jack Hollander
Doctor (uncredited)
Grant Code
Annie at Age 10 (uncredited)
Michele Farr
Helen at Age 7
Peggy Burke
Helen at Age 5
Mindy Sherwood
Percy at Age 10
Michael Darden
1st Crone (uncredited)
Judith Lowry
Martha at Age 10
Dale Ellen Bethea
2nd Crone (uncredited)
William F. Haddock
Percy at Age 8
Walter Wright Jr.
3rd Crone (uncredited)
Helen Ludlam
Martha at Age 7
Donna Bryan
Martha at Age 5
Diane Bryan
Percy at Age 6
Keith Moore
Young Jimmie at Age 8
Alan Howard
Arthur Benn
