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A Child Is Waiting (1963)
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Overview
Release Date:
13 February 1963 (USA) moreTagline:
Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!Plot:
Jean Hansen comes to a school for disabled children to work there as a teacher. She becomes especially interested in young Reuben... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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An absolute treasure moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Dr. Ben Clark |
 | Judy Garland | ... | Jean Hansen |
 | Gena Rowlands | ... | Sophie Widdicombe / Benham |
 | Steven Hill | ... | Ted Widdicombe |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Goodman |
| Gloria McGehee | ... | Mattie, Teacher |
| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Douglas Benham |
| Bruce Ritchey | ... | Reuben Widdicombe |
| John Marley | ... | Holland |
| Bill Mumy | ... | Boy counting Jean's Pearls |
| Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Miss Fogarty, Teacher |
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
102 min | 104 min (TCM print)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Lanterman Development Center [formerly Pacific State Hospital] - 3530 W. Pomona Boulevard, Pomona, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: Fourteen minutes into the movie, the teacher asks "what time is it when the big hand is on the six and the little hand is on the twelve?" and a student answers "Six o'Clock" (which is incorrect), though when the camera pans to the blackboard, the big hand is on the twelve and the little hand is pointing to six (which is correct). moreSoundtrack:
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I saw this movie when I was 11 years old as part of the Million Dollar Movie when Channel 9 in NY would play a movie for an entire week. I was in 6th grade and I had the flu and stayed home all week, and watched this film every one of those days - discovering new emotions every time I watched it.
This is truly one of the finest, most honest and beautiful films you are ever likely to see. It's incredibly well written and directed, and the acting is nothing short of perfect. I cannot recommend this film highly enough. John Cassavetes nailed it perfectly. If your local Blockbuster doesn't carry it, INSIST they buy it.
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