The Miracle Worker

1962 film by Arthur Penn
Movie film Q287536
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The Miracle Worker

Summary

The Miracle Worker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Miracle Worker received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • The Miracle Worker received the Academy Award for Best Actress[4].
  • The Miracle Worker received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • The Miracle Worker's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Miracle Worker's director is recorded as Arthur Penn[7].
  • The Miracle Worker's screenwriter is recorded as William Gibson[8].
  • The Miracle Worker's composer is recorded as Laurence Rosenthal[9].
  • The Miracle Worker's genre is recorded as biographical film[10].
  • The Miracle Worker's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Miracle Worker's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • The Miracle Worker's based on is recorded as The Story of My Life[13].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Anne Bancroft[14].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Patty Duke[15].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Victor Jory[16].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Inga Swenson[17].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Andrew Prine[18].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Beah Richards[19].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as John Bliss[20].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as Judith Lowry[21].
  • The Miracle Worker's cast member is recorded as William F. Haddock[22].
  • The Miracle Worker's producer is recorded as Fred Coe[23].
  • The Miracle Worker's production company is recorded as United Artists[24].
  • The Miracle Worker's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0056241[25].
  • The Miracle Worker's part of is recorded as The Story of My Life[26].
  • The Miracle Worker's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Miracle Worker's producer is recorded as Fred Coe[23]. Its director is recorded as Arthur Penn[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William Gibson[8]. Cast members include Anne Bancroft[14], Patty Duke[15], Victor Jory[16], Inga Swenson[17], Andrew Prine[18], and Beah Richards[19].

Publication

The Miracle Worker's publication date is recorded as +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include biographical film[10], drama film[11], and film based on literature[12]. Part of include The Story of My Life[26], a written work[30], written by Helen Keller[31] and National Film Registry[27], an educational canon[32], in United States[33], founded in 1988[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], an award for best supporting actress[35], in United States[36], founded in 1936[37]; Academy Award for Best Actress[4], an award for best leading actress[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1929[43]. Reviews include 7.9/10[44] and 96%[45].

Why It Matters

The Miracle Worker ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did The Miracle Worker receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [45] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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