The Miracle Continues

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
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

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