A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1963-02-13
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 52 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Stanley Kramer Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Cassavetes
star 6.8/10
From 52 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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

    as Mattie
  • Lawrence Tierney

    as Douglas Benham
  • Bruce Ritchey

    as Reuben Widdicombe
  • John Marley

    as Holland
  • Bill Mumy

    as Child
  • Elizabeth Wilson

    as Miss Fogarty
  • Barbara Pepper

    as Miss Brown (uncredited)
  • Juanita Moore

    as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
  • Mario Gallo

    as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
  • Fred Draper

    as Dr. Sack (uncredited)
  • Jim Backus

    as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
  • Brian Corcoran

    as Lewis (uncredited)
  • Butch Patrick

    as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
  • June Walker

    as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
  • James Rawley

    as Jim (uncredited)
  • Noam Pitlik

    as Concerned Father (uncredited)
Directing John Cassavetes Director
Writing Abby Mann Writer
Production Stanley Kramer Producer
Art Joseph Kish Set Decoration
Directing Marshall Schlom Script Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Joe King Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Al Paul Hairstylist
Production Philip Langner Associate Producer
Camera Charles F. Wheeler Camera Operator
Sound Walter Elliott Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up George Lane Makeup Artist
Production Nate H. Edwards Production Manager
Sound Ernest Gold Original Music Composer
Directing Lindsley Parsons Jr. Assistant Director
Sound Jean L. Speak Sound Engineer
Sound Art Dunham Music Editor
Costume & Make-Up Howard Shoup Wardrobe Designer
Directing Douglas Green Assistant Director
Camera Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography
Editing Robert C. Jones Editor
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Editing Gene Fowler Jr. Editor
Art Rudolph Sternad Production Design
Lighting Don L. Carstensen Gaffer
Art Jack Kirston Property Master
Camera Sam Van Zenten Assistant Grip
Camera Morris Rosen Grip

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