Movie
The Children's Hour
Overview
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
Details
- Release date
- 1961-12-19
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Mirisch Company, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine as Martha Dobie
- Audrey Hepburn as Karen Wright
- James Garner as Joe Cardin
- Miriam Hopkins as Lily Mortar
- Fay Bainter as Amelia Tilford
- Karen Balkin as Mary Tilford
- Veronica Cartwright as Rosalie Wells
- Sally Brophy as Mrs. Wells
- Mimi Gibson as Evelyn
- William Mims as Mr. Burton
- Hope Summers as Agatha
- Jered Barclay as Grocery Boy (uncredited)
Crew
- William Wyler - Director
- John Michael Hayes - Screenplay
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