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

Name: Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Dec 1977
Rating: 5.90
Cast: Sydney Walker, Henry Winkler

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.

Genre: Documentary
Studio: Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Korty Films, Sanrio
Keyword: preserved film
Cast: Sydney Walker, Henry Winkler

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