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| image              =
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| genre              = Drama
| based_on           = ((based on|''[[The Miracle Worker (play)|The Miracle Worker]]''|[[William Gibson (playwright)|William Gibson]]))
| screenplay         = [[William Gibson (playwright)|William Gibson]]
| story              = 
| director           = Paul Aaron
| starring           = [[Melissa Gilbert]]<br />[[Patty Duke]]<br />[[Charles Siebert]]<br />[[Stanley Wells]]<br />[[Diana Muldaur]]
| music              = [[Billy Goldenberg]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| executive_producer = [[Sandy Gallin]]<br />Raymond Katz
| producer           = [[Fred Coe]]<br />Barbara Abeles Cowan (associate producer)<br />Alan David (assistant producer)
| location           = Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California
| cinematography     = [[Ted Voigtlander]]
| editor             = Gerald Lee Taylor
| camera             = 
| runtime            = 98 minutes
| company            = Half-Pint Productions
| budget             = 
| network            = NBC
| released           = ((start date|1979|10|14)) 
))

'''''The Miracle Worker''''' is a 1979 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[biographical film]] based on the [[The Miracle Worker (play)|1959 play of the same title]] by [[William Gibson (playwright)|William Gibson]], which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the [[television]] [[anthology series]] ''[[Playhouse 90]]''. Gibson's original source material was ''[[The Story of My Life (biography)|The Story of My Life]]'', the 1903 [[autobiography]] of [[Helen Keller]]. The play was adapted for the screen before, [[The Miracle Worker (1962 film)|in 1962]].

The film is based on the life of [[Helen Keller]] and [[Annie Sullivan]]'s struggles to teaching her. It starred [[Patty Duke]] (who played Helen Keller in the [[The Miracle Worker (1962 film)|original 1962 film]], for which she won the Oscar) as [[Annie Sullivan]] and [[Melissa Gilbert]] as [[Helen Keller]]. It produced a TV sequel, ''[[Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues]]'' in 1984.

== Plot ==
Young [[Helen Keller]], [[Blindness|blind]], [[deaf]], and [[Muteness|mute]] since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named [[Anne Sullivan|Annie Sullivan]] to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate.

==Cast==
* [[Melissa Gilbert]] as [[Helen Keller]]
* [[Patty Duke]] as [[Anne Sullivan|Annie Sullivan]]
* [[Charles Siebert]] as Captain Arthur H. Keller
* [[Diana Muldaur]] as Kate Adams Keller
* Stanley Wells as James Keller
* [[Anne Seymour (actress)|Anne Seymour]] as Aunt Evelyn
* Hilda Haynes as Viney
* Byron Green as Percy
* Noniece Williams as Martha
* [[Titos Vandis]] as Anagnos
* [[Jonathan Gilbert]] as voice of Jimmy Sullivan (Anne's younger brother who died in childhood while both were living at Tewksberry Hospital Almshouse).

==Production==
Melissa Gilbert heavily campaigned [[Meredith Baxter]] to play the role of [[Anne Sullivan]].((Citation needed|date=March 2024))

British actress, [[Lynne Frederick]], had expressed interest playing Anne Sullivan. Despite her lengthy and accomplished body of work, the producers told Frederick that she was "far too pretty" for the part.((Citation needed|date=March 2024))

[[Patty Duke]], who played Anne Sullivan, previously played the role of [[Helen Keller]] in the [[The Miracle Worker (1962 film)|1962 film of the same title]].

==Awards and nominations==
((main|List of accolades received by The Miracle Worker))

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! ((abbr|Ref.|Reference))
|-
| ((center|1979))
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television|Best Edited Television Special]]
| Gerald Lee Taylor
| ((nom))
| align="center"| <ref>((cite web |title=Gerald Lee Taylor |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/gerald-lee-taylor |accessdate=March 12, 2024 |website=emmys.com))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"| ((center|1980))
| [[32nd Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
| Paul Aaron
| ((nom))
| align="center"| <ref>((cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1979.aspx?value=1979|title=32nd DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021))</ref>
|-
| [[37th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Television Film]]
| ((nom))
| align="center"| <ref>((cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/miracle-worker |title=The Miracle Worker – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref=((harvid|HFPA|1980))))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special]]
| [[Fred Coe]], [[Sandy Gallin]], and Raymond Katz
| ((won))
| rowspan="6" align="center"| <ref>((cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/miracle-worker |title=The Miracle Worker |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 13, 2021))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special]]
| [[Patty Duke]]
| ((won))
|-
| [[Melissa Gilbert]]
| ((nom))
|- 
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special]]
| Ted Voigtlander
| ((nom))
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling]]
| Larry Germain and Donna Barrett Gilbert
| ((won))
|}

==See also==
* [[The Miracle Worker (2000 film)|''The Miracle Worker'' (2000 film)]]
* [[Black (2005 film)|''Black'' (2005 film)]]
* [[List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|0079562|The Miracle Worker))
* ((amg movie|1062045))
* ((tcmdb title|id=414866))

((Helen Keller))((The Story of My Life))
((EmmyAward TelevisionMovie))

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[[Category:1970s biographical drama films]]
[[Category:The Miracle Worker|1979]]
[[Category:American biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Billy Goldenberg]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in the United States]]
[[Category:Films about deaf people]]
[[Category:Films about educators]]
[[Category:NBC original films]]
[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie winners]]
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