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.
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Cast
21 people
Burt Lancaster
Dr. Matthew Clark
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Judy Garland
Jean Hansen
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Meet Me in St. Louis
Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe
Known for
The Notebook
The Skeleton Key
Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe
Known for
Law & Order
The Firm
Paul Stewart
Goodman
Known for
Citizen Kane
Kiss Me Deadly
Gloria McGehee
Mattie
Also in
The Boss
Sierra Stranger
Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
The Prowler
Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe
John Marley
Holland
Known for
The Godfather
Love Story
Bill Mumy
Child
Known for
Babylon 5
Lost in Space
Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty
Known for
The Addams Family
The Graduate
Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)
Known for
Kiss Me, Stupid
Our Daily Bread
John Cassavetes Director · Abby Mann Writer Ernest Gold Composer
Worldwide gross $925K · Budget $2M · United States release February 13, 1963
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$925,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Stanley Kramer Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 13, 1963
Theatrical
France
October 24, 1979 · Theatrical
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