Burt Lancaster
Dr. Matthew Clark
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A Child Is Waiting. A Child Is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name. The film was produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for children with intellectual disabilities or who ...
- $2 million
- Stanley Kramer
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 ...
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- Burt Lancaster
- John Cassavetes
- Stanley Kramer Company
His approach of tough love is controversial. He takes a chance at hiring former aspiring concert pianist Jean Hansen as the school's music teacher, Miss Hansen, who has no background in nursing, teaching, or dealing with the developmentally challenged. She herself is trying to find her own place in life. She immediately bonds with autistic ...
Combining a cinema verite approach popular with emerging independent filmmakers of the early sixties and the production values of a major studio film complete with name stars, A Child is Waiting (1963) was a unique attempt by producer Stanley Kramer to create an impacting social drama about the plight of mentally retarded and emotionally ...
A Child Is Waiting: Directed by John Cassavetes. With Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill. Jean Hansen joins the staff at a state training institution for developmentally challenged children. When she disagrees with teaching methods used for a 12-year-old autistic boy, the principal does not believe her approach is the answer.
- John Cassavetes
- 3 min
Watch on. A Child Is Waiting was Judy’s third straight dramatic film role. The previous year (1961) she had completed her critically acclaimed role in Judgment at Nuremberg . In 1945, Judy made her first dramatic film The Clock . However, A Child Is Waiting stands out for several reasons. The subject matter of A Child Is Waiting is a sober ...
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