The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

• DirectorArthur Penn
• Release23 May 1962
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 46m
• Budget$500,000
• Revenue$2,500,000
• Rate
  

  7.889
  329 reviews
• Productions

  Playfilm Productions