| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono Dolby digital rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono. |
| Language |
English dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Andrew Prine, Inga Swenson, Kathleen Comegys. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ernest Caparros ; editor, Aram Avakian ; music, Laurence Rosenthal ; costume design, Ruth Morley. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. |
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Based on the stage play by William Gibson. |
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Wide screen (1.66:1). |
| Summary |
The young Helen Keller, blind and deaf since infancy as a result of scarlet fever, becomes prone to violent outbursts that grow more frequent and intense, resulting in her parents, Captain Arthur Keller (Victor Jory) and Kate Keller (Inga Swenson), reaching out to a school for the blind for help. That help arrives in the form of Anne Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), a teacher whose personal struggles have provided her with the tools to assist Helen. And so begins a battle of wills between the obstinate Helen and the equally stubborn Anne (a breakfast scene between the two becomes a virtual wrestling match). Through sheer willpower and compassion, the walls separating Helen from the outside world begin to crumble, as student and teacher forge a connection. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 -- Drama.
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Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936 -- Drama.
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Deafblind people -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sign language -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Teacher-student relationships -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 -- Videodiscs. |
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Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936 -- Videodiscs. |
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United States -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Biographical films.
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Drama.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Penn, Arthur, 1922-2010, film director.
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Gibson, William, 1914-2008, screenwriter.
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Coe, Fred, 1914-1979, film producer.
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Duke, Patty, 1946-2016, actor.
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Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
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Jory, Victor, 1902-1982, actor.
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Prine, Andrew, actor.
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Playfilm Productions, Inc., production company.
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Olive Films, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
887090138017 |
| Music No. |
OF1380 Olive Films |
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