There's one argument in favour of the return to (up to) 10 nominees for the big prize! I digress, though The Miracle Worker is a fine film and may well have cast the die for future 'inspirational caregiver, teacher, etc.' films. Lawrence of Arabia (winner), To Kill a Mockingbird, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Music Man and The Longest Day got that nomination, which means that other great films like The Manchurian Candidate, Days of Wine and Roses, Long Day's Journey Into Night and Birdman of Alcatraz also didn't get the nod. given that it's largely a two-hander of a script, it kind of makes you wonder how it wasn't nominated for Best Picture, too, but 1962 was a deep year. Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Helen Keller and her incredible story. But guess what It’s really about her teacher Anne Sullivan. Definitely see it once, it's a classic, winner of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars. THE MIRACLE WORKER is an outstanding movie based on the true story of two of the great figures of American history, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy. Remember the movie The Miracle Worker I always thought it was about Helen Keller. Stark and powerful, even if it slows into a somewhat repetitive groove after a while. It struck me as unusual for a film of its era to start SO in media res, with the stakes already so high and the parents already so distraught, but it's for the better. Intense from the get-go, in both style and acting still cinematographically modern in a lot of ways and dominated by a fiery performance by Anne Bancroft.

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