Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

12/01/1977

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1hr 12min

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Documentary

STORY

Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? is a 1977 documentary film about Dorothy and Bob DeBolt, an American couple who adopted 14 children [12 at the start of filming], some of whom are severely disabled war orphans -- in addition to raising Dorothy's five biological children and Bob's biological daughter. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1978. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Sydney Walker
  • Henry Winkler

    Directors

  • John Korty
  • Jon Else

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
  • Korty Films
  • Sanrio

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English