The Miracle Worker
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The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical drama film depicting the early life of Helen Keller and her relationship with teacher Anne Sullivan, adapted from William Gibson’s play of the same name.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Miracle Worker canonical | 8 |
| The Miracle Worker (play) | 3 |
| Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962 film) | 1 |
| The Miracle Worker (1962 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2498255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miracle Worker Context triple: [Arthur Penn, notableWork, The Miracle Worker]
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A.
My Left Foot
My Left Foot is a 1989 biographical drama film about Irish writer and painter Christy Brown, who had cerebral palsy, and is widely acclaimed for Daniel Day-Lewis’s Oscar-winning performance.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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C.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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D.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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E.
The Amen Corner
The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miracle Worker Target entity description: The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical drama film depicting the early life of Helen Keller and her relationship with teacher Anne Sullivan, adapted from William Gibson’s play of the same name.
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A.
My Left Foot
My Left Foot is a 1989 biographical drama film about Irish writer and painter Christy Brown, who had cerebral palsy, and is widely acclaimed for Daniel Day-Lewis’s Oscar-winning performance.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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C.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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D.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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E.
The Amen Corner
The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | television play The Miracle Worker ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actress
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination
Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Black-and-White) nomination
Academy Award nomination ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Director nomination
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Miracle Worker
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Miracle Worker (play)
play by William Gibson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Caparros ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Annie Sullivan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller ⓘ |
| director | Arthur Penn ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Aram Avakian ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Anne Bancroft
ⓘ
Patty Duke ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Annie Sullivan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laurence Rosenthal ⓘ |
| notableFor | performances by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American films about disability ⓘ |
| portrays |
Anne Bancroft as Anne Sullivan
ⓘ
Patty Duke as Helen Keller ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Coe ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Playfilm Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-07-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationFrom | stage play The Miracle Worker ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Gibson ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Alabama ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1880s ⓘ |
| starred |
Andrew Prine
ⓘ
Anne Bancroft ⓘ Inga Swenson ⓘ Patty Duke ⓘ Victor Jory ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disability
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education of the deafblind ⓘ teacher–student relationship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Miracle Worker Description of subject: The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical drama film depicting the early life of Helen Keller and her relationship with teacher Anne Sullivan, adapted from William Gibson’s play of the same name.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Miracle Worker (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
The Miracle Worker (play)
subject surface form:
The Miracle Worker (2000 film)
this entity surface form:
The Miracle Worker (play)
subject surface form:
The Miracle Worker (2000 film)
this entity surface form:
The Miracle Worker (play)