Helen Keller and her teacher

United States, 1969

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A re-inacted version of the story of Helen Keller, the totally blind and deaf girl who gained awareness of the world through her teacher, Anne Sullivan.

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Credits

director

Noah Keen

producer

Jerome Kurtz

production company

McGraw-Hill Films

Project Seven Productions

Duration

00:26:30:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507593

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Deaf - Education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Blind-deaf children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Blind-deaf children - Education

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Blind-deaf children - Education - United States

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Blind-deaf children - United States

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children, Blind

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children, Deaf

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind - Biography

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf - Biography

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf - Case studies

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf - Means of communication

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf - United States - Biography.

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf children - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf children - Education - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf children - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf women

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf women - Biography

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf women - United States - Biography

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind-deaf women - United States - Drama

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children, Blind

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children, Deaf

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deaf

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Developmentally disabled children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hearing impaired

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication

History → History

People → Blind - Biography

People → Blind-deaf - Biography

People → Blind-deaf women - Biography

People → Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

People → Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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