A Child Is Waiting

1963    1h 42m    PG
7.292%74%68%
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.
Directed By
John Cassavetes
Written By
Abby Mann
Studio
Stanley Kramer Productions

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Cast of A Child Is Waiting
  • Burt LancasterMatthew Clark
  • Judy GarlandJean Hansen
  • Gena RowlandsSophie Widdicombe Benham
  • Steven HillTed Widdicombe
  • Paul StewartGoodman
  • Gloria McGeheeMattie
  • Lawrence TierneyDouglas Benham
  • Bruce RitcheyReuben Widdicombe
  • John MarleyHolland
  • Bill MumyChild
  • Elizabeth WilsonMiss Fogarty
  • Barbara PepperMiss Brown (uncredited)
  • Juanita MooreMrs. Phillips (uncredited)
  • Mario GalloDr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
  • Fred DraperDr. Sack (uncredited)
  • Jim BackusHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
  • Brian CorcoranLewis (uncredited)
  • Butch PatrickBoy Playing Football (uncredited)
  • June WalkerMrs. McDonald (uncredited)
  • James RawleyJim (uncredited)
  • Noam PitlikConcerned Father (uncredited)
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