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

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

72 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 1977

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.

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

72 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 1977

Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Korty Films, Sanrio, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Original title Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Directors John Korty
Writers Janet Peoples

Cast

Sydney Walker

as Narrator

Henry Winkler

as Self - Host (Television Version)