The Story of Esther Costello

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• Genre(s): Drama
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): David Miller
• Cast(s): Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, Heather Sears, Lee Patterson, Ron Randell See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 43min
• Award(s): BAFTA Film 1958 (Won)
  Golden Globe 1958 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: "Wuthering Heights", 180
• Story:
  Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan
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