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The Miracle Worker (2000)

The Miracle Worker poster
Directed by
Nadia Tass
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teacher works to connect with a blind and deaf girl. The girl learns to communicate through persistence and patience.

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The Miracle Worker is a 2000 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1959 play of the same title by William Gibson. Directed by Nadia Tass and written by Monte Merrick, the film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan’s struggles to teach her. Starring Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Keller and Alison Elliott as Sullivan, the film premiered on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 12, 2000. Gibson's original source material was The Story of My Life, the 1903 autobiography of Helen Keller. The play was adapted for the screen twice before, in 1962 and 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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