Recommended for ages 8 and older. The true story of young Helen Keller-blind, speechless, and deaf-and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who turned Helen's desperate rage into language, is an exciting and deeply moving film. Among many unforgettable scenes is that in which the child first realizes that the word "water" being tapped out on her hand by her teacher refers to the liquid pouring from the pump in front of her. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft won Oscars.