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A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Directed by John Cassavetes
“Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!”
Drama · 1h 42m
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Dr. Matthew Clark
Judy Garland
Jean Hansen
Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe
Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe
Paul Stewart
Goodman
Gloria McGehee
Mattie
Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham
Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe
John Marley
Holland
Bill Mumy
Child
Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty
Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Writer
- Abby Mann
- Director of Photography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Original Music Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Editor
- Robert C. Jones, Gene Fowler Jr.
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
Details
- Release date
- 1963-02-13
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Stanley Kramer Productions