A Child Is Waiting (1963)
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A Child Is Waiting [VHS]
$19.98 This 1963 film, directed by John Cassavetes, features Judy Garland's last dramatic performance. She plays a teacher at an institution for the retarded who ultimately can't contain her own urge to help, to the detriment of her young charges. Burt Lancaster gives a strong performance as the head of the institution, trying to balance fiscal responsibility and administrative duties with a caring natur... |
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A Child Is Waiting
Cassavetes has long been successful at mixing his unique blend of documentation and improvisation, and this emotionally draining film is no exception. Lancaster plays the objective but sympathetic director of an institution for the mentally retarded. Garland is excellent as the excessively involved teacher who finally realizes that her overattentiveness to one of her charges, far from being saluta... |
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A Child Is Waiting (1963) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
$27.99 Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Produced by Stanley Kramer, A Child is Waiting is set in an institution for the mentally handicapped, with ma... |