A Child Is Waiting
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Initial release | USA |
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Directors | John Cassavetes |
Screenplay | Abby Mann |
Box office | 925,000 USD |
Budget | 2 million USD |
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ID | 1395305 |
About A Child Is Waiting
Music teacher Jean Hansen (Judy Garland) works with children at a state mental hospital. Although often at odds with the autocratic director, Dr. Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster), about teaching methods, she quickly bonds with her students, particularly 12-year-old Reuben (Bruce Ritchey), whose parents, Sophie (Gena Rowlands) and Ted (Steven Hill), left the boy at the institution following their divorce. As the students practice for a Thanksgiving pageant, Jean questions the parents' decision. …