

The Children of An Lac
1980, English. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Based on the true story of film actress Ina Balin and her efforts with American Red Cross volunteer Betty Tisdale, as well as a compassionate Vietnamese woman running a Saigon orphanage, to rescue as many children as possible and fly them out of the country before South Vietnam's fall in the spring of 1975 through the An Lac baby-lift.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Children of An Lac is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and MGM+ in India.
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- Released
- 8 October 1980
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ina Balin, Blanche Hanalis
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The Children of An Lac runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Children of An Lac is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and MGM+ in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Children of An Lac?
If you liked The Children of An Lac, try Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault, Return to Zero, Girl in the Box.
Who directed The Children of An Lac?
The Children of An Lac (1980) was directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and stars Shirley Jones, Ina Balin, Beulah Quo.