The Unconquered

The Unconquered (1954)

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.

Date of release
1954-06-15
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (10)
Runtime
55m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Nancy Hamilton

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pennsylvania
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Helen Keller in Her Story is a 1954 American biographical documentary about Helen Keller.

Production

It starred Helen Keller and used newsreel footage of her travels and visits with Dwight Eisenhower, Martha Graham, and others, as well as newly photographed material of her at home. The film was produced and directed by Nancy Hamilton and narrated by her partner, actress Katharine Cornell, and was shot mostly in Pittsburgh. The film was released under the title Helen Keller in Her Story.

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