Burt LancasterMatthew ClarkSavaraTV movie
A Child Is Waiting
Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!
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.
Drama
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands
Directed by
John Cassavetes
About
A Child Is Waiting
Drama
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.
Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!
Information
- Released
- Feb 13, 1963
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG
- Directed by
- John Cassavetes
Production
- Studio
- Stanley Kramer Productions
Cast
People in this story
Burt LancasterMatthew Clark
Judy GarlandJean Hansen
Gena RowlandsSophie Widdicombe Benham
Steven HillTed Widdicombe
Paul StewartGoodman
Gloria McGeheeMattie
Lawrence TierneyDouglas Benham
Bruce RitcheyReuben Widdicombe
John MarleyHolland
Bill MumyChild
Elizabeth WilsonMiss Fogarty
Barbara PepperMiss Brown (uncredited)Metadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.