A Child Is Waiting

1963 film by John Cassavetes
Movie film Q1304726
A Child Is Waiting
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A Child Is Waiting

Summary

A Child Is Waiting is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Child Is Waiting's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Child Is Waiting was directed by John Cassavetes[4].
  • Abby Mann wrote the screenplay for A Child Is Waiting[5].
  • A Child Is Waiting's composer is recorded as Ernest Gold[6].
  • A Child Is Waiting's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Burt Lancaster[8].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Judy Garland[9].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Gena Rowlands[10].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Steven Hill[11].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Paul Stewart[12].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was Lawrence Tierney[13].
  • A cast member of A Child Is Waiting was John Marley[14].
  • A Child Is Waiting was produced by Stanley Kramer[15].
  • A Child Is Waiting's director of photography is recorded as Joseph LaShelle[16].
  • The original language of A Child Is Waiting was English[17].
  • A Child Is Waiting was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • A Child Is Waiting's review score is recorded as 6.7/10[19].
  • A Child Is Waiting's review score is recorded as 92%[20].
  • A Child Is Waiting's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • A Child Is Waiting's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • A Child Is Waiting was published on January 1, 1963[23].
  • A Child Is Waiting's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[24].
  • A Child Is Waiting's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[25].
  • A Child Is Waiting's film editor is recorded as Gene Fowler Jr.[26].
  • A Child Is Waiting's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Child Is Waiting'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Child Is Waiting was produced by Stanley Kramer[15]. It was directed by John Cassavetes[4]. Abby Mann wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Burt Lancaster[8], Judy Garland[9], Gena Rowlands[10], Steven Hill[11], Paul Stewart[12], and Lawrence Tierney[13].

Publication

A Child Is Waiting was published on January 1, 1963[23]. The original language of it was English[17]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[19] and 92%[20].

Why It Matters

A Child Is Waiting ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Reubot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin United States
    Aliases
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Composer Ernest Gold
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