A Child Is Waiting
1963 · directed by John Cassavetes
- Rating
- 79/100
- Hit
- no
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.
A Child Is Waiting (1963), directed by John Cassavetes, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Judy Garland
- Gena Rowlands
- Steven Hill
- Paul Stewart
- Gloria McGehee
- Lawrence Tierney
- Bruce Ritchey
- John Marley
- Bill Mumy
Crew
- Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography
- Gene Fowler Jr. — Editor
- Robert C. Jones — Editor
- Ernest Gold — Original Music Composer
- Abby Mann — Writer
More from John Cassavetes
- Love Streams (1984) — 84/100 · hit
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974) — 82/100 · hit
- Shadows (1960) — 80/100 · hit
- Opening Night (1977) — 80/100 · hit
- Faces (1968) — 78/100
- Gloria (1980) — 74/100
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