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

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

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1977

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

59%

Original Title

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

Production Companies

Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Korty Films, Sanrio

Director

John Korty

Description

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.