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A Child Is Waiting

Release Date:February 13, 1963

Running Time:102 min

Genres:Drama

Director

Cast

Burt Lancaster Judy Garland Gena Rowlands Steven Hill Paul Stewart Gloria McGehee Lawrence Tierney Bruce Ritchey John Marley Bill Mumy Elizabeth Wilson Barbara Pepper

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Synopsis

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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