- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Cassavetes
- Stars: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Paul Stewart
- keywords: children's home, down syndrome, school, teaching
- Production_studio: Stanley Kramer Productions
- Slogan: Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!
- The A Child Is Waiting is featured in the top rankings of 1963
- #50 in Top Drama Movies of 1963
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.
