A Child Is Waiting
Also known as Child Is Waiting
1963 film by John Cassavetes
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6.8Dr. 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.
Released: 1963-02-13102 minDir: John CassavetesDrama
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Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Matthew Clark
- Judy Garland as Jean Hansen
- Gena Rowlands as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
- Steven Hill as Ted Widdicombe
- Paul Stewart as Goodman
- Gloria McGehee
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1963 American films1963 drama films1963 English-language films1963 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about disability in the United StatesFilms about psychiatryFilms based on television playsFilms directed by John CassavetesFilms produced by Stanley Kramer