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

59% | Dec 01, 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.

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John Korty
Director
Janet Peoples
Writer

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Sydney Walker
Narrator
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Henry Winkler
Self - Host (Television Version)

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