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Key Information
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| Directors: |
William Wyler |
| Stars: |
Audrey Hepburn |
| Actors: |
Veronica Cartwright |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Injustice · Social Issues · Gay/Lesbian · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
027616881472 |
| Release Date: |
1962 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 49min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 48min Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (December 03, 2002) UPC: 027616881472 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 47min Release Company: Movies Unlimited (December 05, 1990) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John Michael Hayes |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) and Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) are just beginning to succeed in their struggle to make the Wright-Dobie School for Girls a going concern. Karen believes she will soon be able to marry Joe Cardin (James Garner). However, Karen has to discipline Mary Tilford (Karen Balkin). Mary always wants her own way and, worse, is a congenital liar. Mary complains to her grandmother Mrs. Tilford (Fay Bainter). To lend strength to her complaint, Mary repeats part of a conversation that she overheard, but barely understood--a conversation in which Martha's aunt Lily (Miriam Hopkins) accused Martha of having an unnatural attachment to Karen. Mrs. Tilford is horrified and spreads the word to the parents of the other girls--with disastrous results. <br> <br> THE CHILDREN'S HOUR is William Wyler's second version of Lillian Hellman's controversial 1934 Broadway play. In Wyler's first version, THESE THREE, made in 1936, the lesbian theme was entirely suppressed. In contrast, THE CHILDREN'S H... |
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