Cinematic background from A Child Is Waiting 1963 - Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.

A Child Is Waiting

1963

Drama

Directors:
John Cassavetes
Writers:
Abby Mann
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Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a woman with a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Two men in suits are reflected in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of an older man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing in front of a desk in an office; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy sitting in a car looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man standing on top of a building in front of some buildings; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man holding a bag in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An older woman and a young boy talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of children standing next to each other in a classroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of an airplane; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of a woman with a hand on her chin; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man wearing a hat and a uniform looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man sitting at a desk in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a woman looking at a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman walking in a room full of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman standing next to a boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old black and white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An older woman talking to a young boy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a woman in a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of an older woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A group of children sitting together in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man with curly hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old black and white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old black and white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of a woman looking sad; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of a woman and a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman and two young boys looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of an older woman in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Two women are talking in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An older woman and a young boy are looking at each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman standing in front of a mirror in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman in a suit and tie looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An older man and a young boy in a room with clocks on the wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy in a plaid shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of an older woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy in a black jacket is looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy sitting in front of a lamp post at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman and a young boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of people walking on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old black and white photo of a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy with his mouth wide open; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman and a child standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black - and - white photo of a woman crying; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A boy sitting on a bed in his pajamas; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young man in a suit looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of a woman looking in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A young boy is playing a game with blocks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of a man and a woman in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – A woman holding a young child in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), directed by John Cassavetes – An old photo of an older woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle