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The Children's Hour (released as The Loudest Whisper in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) is a 1961 American drama film produced and directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman.
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A child's lies destroy the lives of two women at a boarding...
- Mimi Gibson
After the film was completed, Loren gave Gibson a pendant...
- History of Homosexuality in American Film
The stage play The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman was...
- Sally Brophy
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The Children's Hour: Directed by William Wyler. With Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins. A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.
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- Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1961-12-19
Two young teachers, Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn), who met at school when they were 17, build up a private school for girls in conservative New England. Martha's Aunt Lily, an unemployed, elderly actress, lives with the two of them, and teaches elocution.
Longtime friends Martha (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen (Audrey Hepburn) run a boarding school for girls. When an unruly child, Mary (Karen Balkin), is punished for lying, she concocts a story that ...
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- Audrey Hepburn
- William Wyler
- United Artists
The Children's Hour is a 1961 American drama film produced and directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman. The film stars Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner, with Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, and Karen Balkin.
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American drama romance film directed by William Wyler, starring Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine and James Garner. The Children’s Hour is a biting (though somewhat muted) condemnation of the corrosive natures of homophobia and hatred, and its all-too-inevitable conclusion seals it as a crushing –and necessary– piece of cinema.
