A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial interest with the private fatigue and quiet suffering of Mrs. Fischer, revealing the tensions between spectacle and family life.
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Joyce Chopra Director · Richard Leacock Director Nancy Sen Editor
United States release December 31, 1963 · Produced in United States
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · December 31, 1963
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 2022
Digital · The Criterion Channel
Czechia
October 26, 2000 · Jihlava Film Festival
France
March 25, 2011 · Cinema du Reel Film Festival
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