The Unconquered (1954)
Directed by Nancy Hamilton · 55 min · Documentary
22.6 TOPICAL score · #4,256 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Unconquered (1954, directed by Nancy Hamilton) has a TOPICAL score of 22.6 - ranked 4,256 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (10 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (10 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages
- Still read873 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Katharine Cornell, Helen Keller