Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
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This semi-sequel to William Gibson's The Miracle Worker recounts the early adult years of the profoundly handicapped but brilliant Helen Keller. Helen, played by Mare Winningham, enters college, with her friend and mentor Annie Sullivan Macy (Blythe Danner) by her side. As Helen's… More This semi-sequel to William Gibson's The Miracle Worker recounts the early adult years of the profoundly handicapped but brilliant Helen Keller. Helen, played by Mare Winningham, enters college, with her friend and mentor Annie Sullivan Macy (Blythe Danner) by her side. As Helen's international fame grows, she must withstand the pressures of those who'd treat her as a freak rather than a human being as well as Annie's near-strident demands that she excel at everything. The multi-faceted Ms. Keller lived too much of a life to be squeezed into a mere two-hour running time; the script betrays the strain of trying to show us more than it's able by wrapping up everything in a hurried, unsatisfying conclusion. Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues was initially telecast as part of the syndicated Operation Prime Time package in 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Gibson
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 23, 1984 Wide
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Cast
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Mare Winningham
as Helen Keller
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Blythe Danner
as Anne Sullivan
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Perry King
as John Macy
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Vera Miles
as Kate Keller
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Peter Cushing
as Professor Charles Copeland
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Alexander Knox
as Mr. Gilman
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Jack Warden
as Mark Twain
