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The Children's Hour  (1961)
One simple lie destroyed everything they had.


7.7|19 Dec, 1961|108 min
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An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
Language

English 


Budget$3,600,000
Revenue $3,000,000
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Keywords
falsely accused
female friendship
based on play or musical
teacher
lesbian relationship
black and white
lgbt
rumor
libel suit
depressed woman
queer
girls' school
devastating

Casts

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Martha Dobie
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Karen Wright
James Garner
James Garner
Joe Cardin
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Lily Mortar
Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
Amelia Tilford
Karen Balkin
Karen Balkin
Mary Tilford
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
Rosalie Wells
Sally Brophy
Sally Brophy
Mrs. Wells
Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson
Evelyn
William Mims
Mr. Burton
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Agatha
Jered Barclay
Jered Barclay
Grocery Boy (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
Parent at Piano Recital (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Parent on Visitor's Day (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Mourner (uncredited)

Crews

Alex North
Alex North
Original Music Composer
John Michael Hayes
John Michael Hayes
Screenplay
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Robert Swink
Editor
William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Robert E. Relyea
Assistant Director
Irene Caine
Wardrobe Assistant
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Fernando Carrere
Art Direction
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Allen K. Wood
Production Manager
Clarence Marks
Producer's Assistant
Ruth Stella
Wardrobe Assistant
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Bert Henrikson
Wardrobe Assistant
Robert Wyler
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
Frank Agnone
Property Master
Fred Lau
Sound
Jerome M. Siegel
Second Assistant Director
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer
William Wyler
William Wyler
Producer
Don Hall
Sound Editor
Richard C. Harris
Music Editor
Buddy Myers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
Assistant Editor
Leon Charles
Dialogue Coach
Alex North
Alex North
Conductor
Lillian Hellman
Theatre Play
Lillian Hellman
Adaptation
Dorothy Jeakins
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design

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