A Child Is Waiting

Name: A Child Is Waiting
Director: John Cassavetes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-02-13
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Paul Stewart

Directed by John Cassavetes

Drama

19631h 42m6.8

Overview

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.