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Cast

Sydney Walker

Sydney Walker

Narrator

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Self - Host (Television Version)

Crew

John Korty

John Korty

Director

Jon Else

Jon Else

Director of Photography

Dan McCann

Dan McCann

Producer

Janet Peoples

Janet Peoples

Writer

Warren Lockhart

Warren Lockhart

Producer

David Webb Peoples

David Webb Peoples

Editor

Mark L. Rosen

Mark L. Rosen

Producer

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Executive Producer

Ed Bogas

Ed Bogas

Music

John Korty

John Korty

Producer

Shintaro Tsuji

Shintaro Tsuji

Executive Producer

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

19775.9 / 1072 min
Documentary

Overview

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.