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A Child Is Waiting is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Cassavetes released in USA on 13 february 1963 with Burt Lancaster
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 13 february 1963
Length 1h42
Directed by John Cassavetes
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Rating71%
A Child Is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, and Judy Garland is a new teacher who challenges his methods.
Synopsis
Jean Hansen, a Juilliard graduate, joins the staff of the Crawthorne State Mental Hospital and immediately clashes with the director, Dr. Matthew Clark, about his strict training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), and is certain his attitude will improve if he is reunited with the divorced parents who abandoned him. She sends for Mrs. Widdicombe, who agrees with the doctor's opinion that it would be best if Reuben doesn't see her, but as she leaves the grounds, her son sees her and chases her car. Distraught, he runs away from the school.Actors
Burt Lancaster
(Matthew Clark)
Judy Garland
(Jean Hansen)
Barbara Pepper
(Miss Brown (uncredited))
Gena Rowlands
(Sophie Widdicombe Benham)
Steven Hill
(Ted Widdicombe)
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