The Miracle Continues
| Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | |
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| Genre |
Biography Drama |
| Written by |
Joseph P. Lash (book) John McGreevey (teleplay) |
| Directed by | Alan Gibson |
| Starring |
Blythe Danner Mare Winningham Perry King |
| Theme music composer | J. A. C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Lawrence |
| Producer(s) |
Adam Lawrence (associate producer) Robyn Watson (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Frank Watts |
| Editor(s) | John Farrell |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century Fox Television Castle Combe |
| Release | |
| Original release | April 23, 1984 |
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues is a 1984 semisequel to the 1979 telefilm version of The Miracle Worker. It is a drama based on the life of Helen Keller.
Summary
The film covers the period of Keller's life from her college years at Radcliffe through her writing of The Story of My Life assisted by John Macy, who falls in love with and marries Keller's teacher and companion, Anne Sullivan. Helen wants to live a full life but is hampered by her actual disabilities and by people's attitudes and beliefs about the disabled at that time. Sullivan is hampered by psychological problems from her own past, as well as by her symbiotic, almost codependent bond with Helen, which affects Macy to the extent that he eventually self-destructs into alcoholism. Keller and Sullivan raise money by going on the road with a lecture tour where they describe her education.
Cast
- Blythe Danner as Anne Sullivan
- Mare Winningham as Helen Keller
- Perry King as John Macy
- Vera Miles as Kate Keller
- Jack Warden as Mark Twain
- Peter Cushing as Professor Charles Copeland
- Alexander Knox as Mr. Gilman
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