The Unconquered

The Unconquered

1954
55m
7.3

7.3/10

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Overview

Narrated by actress Katharine Cornell and filmed in black and white, it spends the first 24 minutes introducing viewers, through newsreels, interviews, and old photographs, to the story of the deaf and blind disabled-rights pioneer. News footage shows her international appearances and visits with heads of state, including President Eisenhower allowing her to feel his face. The second half takes a day-in-the-(exceptional)-life approach to Keller's existence circa 1955. Made just 13 years before her death, Keller's famed tutor-translator-friend Anne Sullivan had already died, leaving her live-in replacement, Polly Thomson, to share the film's focus. From the time Keller takes her morning walk along the 1,000-foot handrail around her yard through her workday to her nightly reading of her Braille Bible, her serene acceptance of her life will amaze and inspire. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Albert Margolies Nancy Hamilton Presentation
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 15, 1954
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0048157

Cast

Katharine Cornell
Katharine Cornell

Narrator

Helen Keller
Helen Keller

Key Crew

Nancy Hamilton
Writer
Nancy Hamilton
Producer
James L. Shute
Writer
Nancy Hamilton
Director