A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!
102 min
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.
- Release date
- February 13, 1963
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Dr. Matthew Clark
- Judy Garland as Jean Hansen
- Gena Rowlands as Sophie Widdicombe
- Steven Hill as Ted Widdicombe
- Paul Stewart as Goodman
- Gloria McGehee as Mattie
- Lawrence Tierney as Douglas Benham
- Bruce Ritchey as Reuben Widdicombe
- John Marley as Holland
- Bill Mumy as Boy Counting Jean's Pearls
Crew
- John Cassavetes · Director
- Abby Mann · Writer
- Stanley Kramer · Producer
- Ernest Gold · Composer
- Joseph LaShelle · Cinematographer
- Gene Fowler Jr. · Editor
- Robert C. Jones · Editor
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting director
- Rudolph Sternad · Production designer