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

59 %|Dec 1, 1977|Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

John Korty
Director
Jon Else
Director of Photography
Warren Lockhart
Producer
Janet Peoples
Writer
Mark L. Rosen
Producer
Shintaro Tsuji
Executive Producer
Ed Bogas
Music
John Korty
Producer

Cast

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Henry Winkler
Self - Host (Television Version)