"A poignant, provocative, revealing dramatization" — Variety
"One should learn a great deal from this picture -- all of which should be helpful and give hope." — New York Times
Directed by John Cassavetes
A flourish of inventive casting pairs stolid Burt Lancaster with fragile Judy Garland in director John Cassavetes' penetrating drama. Psychologist Matthew Clark (Lancaster) runs a boarding school for developmentally challenged children, where music teacher Jean Hansen (Garland) becomes emotionally involved with a particular young boy. Their push and pull over what will best serve the child, and the school's mission, fuels an intelligent and heartrending story of good and honorable intentions.
United Artists. Producer: Stanley Kramer. Based on the novel by Abby Mann. Screenwriter: Abby Mann. Cinematographer: Joseph LaShelle. Editor: Gene Fowler Jr. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill.
35mm, b/w, 104 min.
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