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Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)

Directed by John Korty

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.

Length 72 minutes

Actors

Sydney Walker | Henry Winkler