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Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

1977 · 72 min

Documentary

★ 6.4
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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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  • Director John Korty
  • Writer Janet Peoples
  • Director of Photography Jon Else

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