The Children's Hour
“Can an ugly rumor destroy what's beautiful?”
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
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Cast
19 people
Audrey Hepburn
Karen Wright
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Fair Lady
Shirley MacLaine
Martha Dobie
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
James Garner
Joe Cardin
Known for
The Notebook
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Miriam Hopkins
Lily Mortar
Known for
Trouble in Paradise
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fay Bainter
Amelia Tilford
Known for
Make Way for Tomorrow
Woman of the Year
Karen Balkin
Mary Tilford
Also in
Our Time
The Lucy Show
Veronica Cartwright
Rosalie Wells
Known for
Alien
The Birds
Mimi Gibson
Evelyn
Known for
Houseboat
The Three Faces of Eve
Debbie Moldow
Student
No other roles listed
Diane Mountford
Student
Also in
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
William Mims
Mr. Burton
Known for
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Lonely are the Brave
Sally Brophy
Mrs. Wells
Also in
Buckskin
Storm Center
William Wyler Director · John Michael Hayes Screenplay Lillian Hellman Author
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $3.6M · United States release December 19, 1961
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Budget
$3,600,000
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 19, 1961
Theatrical
France
April 25, 1962 · Theatrical
Germany
October 16, 1962 · Theatrical
Greece
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Ireland
September 16, 1962 · Theatrical
Japan
April 21, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 2, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 16, 1962 · Theatrical
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