Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
1977, English. Directed by John Korty.
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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- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 December 1977
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Janet Peoples
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Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977) was directed by John Korty and stars Sydney Walker, Henry Winkler.