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The Miracle Worker

1962 film by Arthur Penn
Movie film Q287536
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Summary

The Miracle Worker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,074 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Arthur Penn[6]
  • Screenwriter: William Gibson[7]
  • Composer: Laurence Rosenthal[8]
  • Genre: biographical film[9], drama film[10]
  • Based on: The Story of My Life[11]
  • Cast member: Anne Bancroft[12], Patty Duke[13], Victor Jory[14], Inga Swenson[15], Andrew Prine[16], Beah Richards[17], John Bliss[18], Judith Lowry[19], William F. Haddock[20]
  • Producer: Fred Coe[21]
  • Production company: United Artists[22]
  • Part of: The Story of My Life[23], National Film Registry[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Miracle Worker (1962 film)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[28], 96%[29]
  • Color: color[30], black-and-white[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1962[33]
  • Characters: Anne Sullivan[34], Helen Keller[35]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[36], Netflix[37]
  • Narrative location: Alabama[38]
  • Film editor: Aram Avakian[39]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[40], Academy Award for Best Actress[41], Academy Award for Best Director[42], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[43], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[44]
  • Title: The Miracle Worker[45]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[47]

Why It Matters

The Miracle Worker has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did The Miracle Worker receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Alabama Anne Bancroft Anne Sullivan Arthur Penn film Helen Keller Netflix Patty Duke United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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