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Originally telecast November 12, 2000, on ABC, The Miracle Worker was the third film version of the classic biographical play by William Gibson. Following in the footsteps of Patty Duke and Melissa Gi... read more read more...lbert as the young Helen Keller is Hallie Kate Eisenberg, who skyrocketed to TV fame in 2000 as star of a series of well-circulated cola commercials. Alison Elliot co-stars as Annie Sullivan, the dedicated, no-nonsense teacher who ultimately draws the blind, deaf, and mute Helen out of her lonely shell (literally kicking and screaming at times) and into the "normal" world. Filmed in Mississauga, Ontario, The Miracle Worker was shown as a two-hour episode of ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Nadia Tass

Release Date: November 12, 2000

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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008

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  • husky10000years
    March 21, 2008
    husky10000years
    Amazing movie. Gives hope for people who has disabilities and Helen Keller is one of the most power deft, blind, determine person lived on earth, through her life experience & passion to educate the people around her and shape our history from the past to present.
  • VampireGurl15
    August 2, 2008
    VampireGurl15
    i luved it
    it made me cry
    she is so ignorant but in the end she learns
    i thought that would have been impossible to teach somebody like that!!!!!!!
  • ihaveadreamm
    June 15, 2008
    ihaveadreamm
    The story of Hellen Keller is a wonder.I v watched this movie 3 times and in eatch i felt like watching it for the first time..i think its a wonderful movie and that little girl as "Helen Keller" is the miracle..its a movie that makes u think that, right "When there is a will th... read moreere is a way" even with a deaf and blind child .its more about the teacher "Anne Sullivan" and her struggle to teach the stupporn child

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Christopher Null
May 20, 2001
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

The real miracle worker is the guy who cast Pepsi pitch-child Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Helen Keller. Full Review

Carol Cling
October 31, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Scott Renshaw
May 8, 2001
Scott Renshaw, Apollo Guide

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