The Miracle Worker (2000 film)

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The Miracle Worker
Based on	The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
Written by	Monte Merrick
Directed by	Nadia Tass
Starring	Alison Elliott Hallie Kate Eisenberg Lucas Black Kate Greenhouse David Strathairn
Music by	William Goldstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Peter M. Green Charles Hirschhorn
Producer	Suzy Beugen-Bishop
Cinematography	David Parker
Editor	Maryann Brandon
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Fountain Productions Walt Disney Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)
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The Miracle Worker is a 2000 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1959 play of the same title by 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, the 1903 autobiography of Helen Keller. The play was adapted for the screen twice before, in 1962 and 1979. The film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan's struggles to teach her. The film premiered on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 12, 2000.