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The Miracle Worker (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 14, 1979

Original Title:
The Miracle Worker

Genres:
Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Half-Pint Productions
NBC

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 98

Television adaptation of the William Gibson classic.

Overview from TheMovieDB

The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever. Television remake of the 1962 film which also starred Patty Duke in the role of Helen Keller.

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Production

Art Direction:
Kim Swados

Associate Producer:
Barbara Cowan

Book:
Helen Keller

Boom Operator:
George E. Marshall Jr.

Costume Design:
Ruth Morley

Director:
Paul Aaron

Director of Photography:
Ted Voigtländer

Editor:
Gerald Lee Taylor

Executive Producer:
Sandy Gallin
Raymond Katz

Foley Artist:
Ken Dufva

Hairstylist:
Larry Germain
Donna Barrett Gilbert

In Memory Of:
Fred Coe

Lighting Director:
Lon Massey III

Music Editor:
Curt Sobel

Original Music Composer:
Billy Goldenberg

Producer:
Fred Coe

Screenplay:
William Gibson

Sound Mixer:
Frank Meadows

Theatre Play:
William Gibson

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