A Child Is Waiting (1963)

ALL 02/13/1963 (en) Drama 102 Min
  • Release
    02/13/1963
  • Production
    Stanley Kramer Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    A Child Is Waiting
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!

Overview

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.

  1. John Cassavetes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Stanley Kramer

    Producer



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  1. Burt Lancaster

    Matthew Clark

  2. Judy Garland

    Jean Hansen

  3. Gena Rowlands

    Sophie Widdicombe Benham

  4. Steven Hill

    Ted Widdicombe

  5. Paul Stewart

    Goodman

  6. Gloria McGehee

    Mattie

  7. Lawrence Tierney

    Douglas Benham

  8. Bruce Ritchey

    Reuben Widdicombe

  9. John Marley

    Holland

  10. Bill Mumy

    Child

  11. Elizabeth Wilson

    Miss Fogarty

  12. Barbara Pepper

    Miss Brown (uncredited)

  13. Juanita Moore

    Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

  14. Mario Gallo

    Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

  15. Fred Draper

    Dr. Sack (uncredited)

  16. Jim Backus

    Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

  17. Brian Corcoran

    Lewis (uncredited)

  18. Butch Patrick

    Boy Playing Football (uncredited)

  19. June Walker

    Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)

  20. James Rawley

    Jim (uncredited)

  21. Noam Pitlik

    Concerned Father (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 21 , Crews : 27

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A Child Is Waiting (1963) 102 Min

ALL 02/13/1963 (en)
Drama
  • Release 02/13/1963
  • Production
    Stanley Kramer Productions
  • Original title A Child Is Waiting
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!

Overview

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.

  1. John Cassavetes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Robert C. Jones, Gene Fowler Jr.

    Editor

  4. Stanley Kramer

    Producer