Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)
Directed by John Korty · 72 min · Documentary
15.6 TOPICAL score · #4,979 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977, directed by John Korty) has a TOPICAL score of 15.6 - ranked 4,979 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (8 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (8 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages
- Still read1,118 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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