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MOVIE • 1977
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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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.
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Documentary
Top Cast
Sydney Walker
Narrator
Henry Winkler
Self - Host (Television Version)
John Korty
Director
Jon Else
Director of Photography
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Warren Lockhart
Producer
Janet Peoples
Writer
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Mark L. Rosen
Producer
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Shintaro Tsuji
Executive Producer
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Ed Bogas
Music
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Dan McCann
Producer
David Webb Peoples
Editor
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Theatrical release date: December 1, 1977
Meta Snapshot
FilmStatus
Released
Release
December 1, 1977
Runtime
72 min
Language
English
Origin
United States of America
Budget
N/A
