I saw this movie when i was 10Years old 1971. I was hooked. What an experience.

Especially the two lead actresses ... I'm most impressed with the one who acts as Helen Keller, one moment she's the girl from The Exorcist but in another moment she's so precious and sensitive ...

She was like that. Read her books.

I know, right? I was once friends with a girl who was wheelchair-bound, but I later realized how much of a brat she was. She treated other kids at school poorly, so when they treated her the same way back, her mother was convinced her "poor daughter in a wheelchair" was being bullied, when in reality they were treating her the way she had treated them. It goes to show, similar to what you said, that the Golden Rule also applies to disabled persons.

It's demeaning to the disabled person - saying 'you can't achieve anything more than this' rather than saying 'you might not be able to do all the same things and it might take longer to learn/ have to do it a bit differently but you are part of society and are subject to its rules'

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Eons Later, I still cry at the ending.

Anne Bancroft also won. Joan Crawford infamously accepted for her because Bancroft was doing a play on Broadway.

@@musicaltheatergeek79 And to spite Bette Davis, Best Actress nominated for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.

I also saw the movie at the same time as you. I believe that I saw it, with the Girl Scouts, at NYC's RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL.

Hi meg. Thanks for the kind comment. Yes... I think Patty Duke's portrayal of Helen Keller is the best. Warm regards!

+Helen Keller you are deaf amzming beautiful movie

Bette Davis was also nominated for the Academy Award that year but lost to Anne B. Clearly, Anne B. deserved the honor.

Not good: ASTOUNDING, my dear :-)

Absolutely, she would act out. But that doesn't mean that she should be given free run of the place. No one in her family knew how to teach her, so they didn't even try.

I agree. It's just people on here are judging Helen when, if anything, they should blame the parents.

She didn't act out like that because she was blind and deaf; her parents felt bad for her and let her have the run of the house. Perhaps if they had tried to discipline her from the get-go. By the time Anne Sullivan arrived, Helen was 7 and set in her ways. Her helicopter parents (before the term or aircraft existed) also were no help, initially.

Nobody blamed Hellen. Her parents were art fault. Hellen didn't act out because of her disabilities. She would have acted the same whether she could see and hear or not, because her behaviour was a result of no boundaries set by her parents.

Miss Agent E Absolutely, A matter of fact I have a disability and dealt with bipolar depression, PTSD, Social Anxiety, ADD/ADHD with Borderline/Mild General Learning Disability. I take Ritalin and Zoloft generics. The only difference is that I'm not deaf and blind, for fortunately I can learn more than what school authorities said what I couldn't learn.

+Ashley Nave I'm so proud of you. :)

Ashley Nave. Good for you Ashley to open up like you did here. I have worked in the mental health field. I have met people and clients going through what you are going through. What I have found is that people with Bipolar depression, PTSD, Social Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and Borderline, and so forth, are some of the nicest people I've ever met. This is because of the humility that came with having to accept and deal with the problem. People who strut about out there, adoring a wealthy, self serving president like Trump, just don't get it. And If I start to feel sorry for myself, I think about Helen Keller, because I didn't have to overcome the obstacles she did.:)

Yes it is wonderful that Anne stayed with Helen who was very wild and stubborn. Actually Helen could learn at the beginning but her mother always interfered that's why Helen got always what she wanted and Helen PERFECTLY KNEW THAT HER MOTHER WOULD ALWAYS TAKE HER DEFENSE which explains the lack of Ann's authority. Plus Helen was badly spoilt and nobody ever had refused her to take her food from her parent's plates before Ann arrived and she made a tantrum when Ann said her NO . I love the words at the family meal though and Ann is right to stand up to Arthur keller telling him "Pity ?For this tyrant?Well said Ann!!

They thought she was brain damaged and it was hopeless.Anne fought her because she knew Helen was intelligent.

Ann's own story, even before Helen, is pretty amazing. What an indomitable spirit she had!

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k21im I say that about regular kids...

I love that line, and"You see how they took Vicksburg?" but also the scene where he asks the Captain if it has never occurred to him that he might be wrong and continues "that you might be consummately wrong." Prine gets three of the best lines in the film.

And Patty Duke.

And a strong voice. I wouldn't want her yelling at me.

Anne Sullivan was born and raised in Massachusetts and lived all of her life in the USA, passing away in New York.

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It's on other streaming sites as well. Google "watch The Miracle Worker".

This isn’t a documentary or a peer reviewed study...so I wouldn’t take everything depicted at face value. That being said , let’s grant the film is 100 per cent accurate : the teacher had to invent a method on the fly for this case...which is an extreme case because nothing existed at that time to deal with Helen. This is a tale of hardship that we have learned from and if the teacher had had the choice presented to her of dealing with the child at an earlier more docile age, with less negative reinforced behaviour in Helen, of course she would have chosen the latter. Seeing this film and how taxing this way of teaching was mentally and physically, however good the outcome was, for both of them and come out thinking it’s a good form of pedagogy for all children is ...problematic. Unless you are talking about certain very specific extreme cases...and I’m not even sure the exact same method would be necessary given the wealth of literature, data and resources available to us today.

@@carbonghadius1408 I've studied the Helen Keller case. This scene is very accurate. You're thinking too much and applying modern sensibilities. The truth is, Annie took what was considered normal child-rearing at the time and applied it to Helen. She treated Helen as if she could hear and speak.

@@carbonghadius1408 But even though Anne is using methods that can be considered extreme, she is not using force simply because she can, she is reacting to Helen's aggressiveness. When Helen slaps her, she slaps her back. Helen is receiving what she is giving. You could say that it is an extreme way of learning empathy. This makes sense considering that at that time Anne had no other way to communicate with Helen, they couldn't have a conversation and reason why something is wrong or right, so Helen had to learn these things in practice. But Anne would not have had to use these methods if she had come to Helen at a younger age. The real problem was that Helen was spoiled and confused by her parents' reactions to her own behavior. If she was doing something wrong or was annoying, they would give her something she liked to calm her down or entertain her. But what Helen was learning was that when she misbehaved, she was rewarded for it. So how was she to know that what she had done was wrong? She would do it again so she could get what she wanted. Action to a reaction. This is clearly depicted at the beginning of this clip, when Helen's mother gives her a treat after she stabbed Anne, just to calm her down. I think it was smart to show this scene just before the famous scene in the dining room. They did not leave Anne with many other options I think. Once Helen understands that things have names, and learns to communicate, there is really no need to use force that way. At the end of the day, Anne didn't want Helen to simply obey, she wanted to give her the tools to become her own person with the ability to make her own decisions.

BlackSpider4 UNIVERSE peace. I hope you mean the 1979 remake, because the 2000 one had LOTS of feeling ❤️

The Greek Pianist so true

Hope you enjoy it. Best Wishes! :)

Maybe.

U sure it’s not because it’s old af?

And yet ... Helen's table manners were sociopolitically incorrect, offensive.

This is one of the most inspirational films ever and it still airs TMC over here in the US. The UK has that weird take?

Hi David. Yes, There are several film clips of Helen in later life. Just click on my picture and look at my youtube channel to see them. Hope things are going well for you. Best Wishes!

@@IamHelenKeller good morning. I meant actual movies of Ms. Keller's later years. We've seen what life was like for her as a child and a young girl in the original and the remake of The Miracle Worker but I'm asking about follow-up or subsequent films or major motion pictures of her adulthood and later years. Thanks much!

@@daviddavidson8050 Hi David. I suppose you mean a "Hollywood Movie" depicting Helen in later life...played by an actress. Actually...I vaguely remember hearing of a few, but I've never watched one. I focus mostly on actual real life film footage of her. But you might try looking for "Google" results, related to movies based on Helen's biography and/or adult life. Good Luck! :)

@@IamHelenKeller hello and thanks so much. I'll check and see what I can find. Helen Keller was a compelling and important person. Even today we can still learn something from her and her life. Keep in touch! Be well.

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@Princess Kayla Yessss!

Actually, she was 14 (and 5') when it was filmed (1961), 15 when it was released (1962),and 16 when she won the Oscar (1963).

@@musicaltheatergeek79 13 years old when on Broadway.