Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.
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A Child Is Waiting was released in 1963 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 30 reviews, giving A Child Is Waiting (1963) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 71%, A Child Is Waiting is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1963, which stands at 61%.
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