---
title: 'A Child Is Waiting (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cassavetes'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-child-is-waiting-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056930/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Child Is Waiting (1963)

1963 · 104 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

A Child Is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film directed by John Cassavetes, produced by Stanley Kramer, and written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Studio One teleplay of the same name. It stars Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland as, respectively, the director of a state institution for intellectually disabled and emotionally disturbed children, and a new teacher who challenges his methods.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cassavetes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cassavetes)
- **Screenplay:** [Abby Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/abby-mann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernest Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-gold)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kramer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle)
- **Editor:** [Gene Fowler Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-fowler-jr)

## Cast

- [Gena Rowlands](https://cinepixo.com/people/gena-rowlands)
- [Paul Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stewart)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Judy Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-garland)
- [John Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marley)
- [Lawrence Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-tierney)
- [Steven Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-hill)

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