The Unconquered (1954)

Name: The Unconquered
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Katharine Cornell, Helen Keller

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NR 55 minJun 15th, 1954Documentary

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.

StarringKatharine CornellHelen Keller

DirectorNancy Hamilton

WritersJames L. ShuteNancy Hamilton

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