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The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961Movie⏱️ 1h 48mApproved
DramaRomance
7.8
IMDB Rating
20,261 votes

A schoolgirl ruins her two headmistresses with a scandalous lie.

Director
William Wyler
Writers
Lillian Hellman, John Michael Hayes
Stars
Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner
Release Date
December 19, 1961
Language
English, French
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 12
Nominations
💬 173
Reviews
📋 25.4K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
as Karen Wright
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
as Martha Dobie
James Garner
James Garner
as Dr. Joe Cardin
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
as Mrs. Lily Mortar
Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Amelia Tilford
👤
Karen Balkin
as Mary Tilford
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
as Rosalie Wells
Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson
as Evelyn
👤
Debbie Moldow
as Student
👤
Diane Mountford
as Student

💰 Box Office

$250
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Shadow Ranch, Sylmar, California, USA
Production
The Mirisch Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

lesbianspoiled childbigotryfalse accusationgirls' boarding school

🎯 Categories

TragedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Stands the test of time, Excellent acting, good story line, heartfelt
by emilyh1132007-08-22
9/10

"My favorite review of this film is a short, concise one entitled WOW written in 2000 (read it and you'll read my feelings exactly!). I believe it says a lot that over 40 years later, we still want to comment and view this movie (a movie that is not necessarily a popular classic that people know about). I had never heard of this movie until looking on Netflix and deciding to rent all the Audrey Hepburn movies. While she is fabulous, I thought Shirley M was the shining performance in this movie. James Garner is so genuinely loving and likable (as usual!) The other characters are also fabulo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Veronica Cartwright (Rosalie) said in an interview that she and the other children were told not to hang around with Shirley MacLaine on set because she "cursed a lot". They all did, however, because they thought she was "cool" and "very generous". She also became Cartwright's mentor throughout the making of the film.

📖 Synopsis

A schoolgirl ruins her two headmistresses with a scandalous lie.