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 de sortie
1954-06-15
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (10)
Durée
55 min
Genres
Documentaire
Réalisateur
Nancy Hamilton

Distribution

Anecdotes

  • Tourné à : Pennsylvanie
  • Récompenses : 2 · Nominations : 1. Dont : Oscar du meilleur film documentaire; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Helen Keller in Her Story, également connu sous le titre The Unconquered, est un film documentaire américain réalisé par Nancy Hamilton en 1954.

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