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: 1977
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Sydney Walker, Henry Winkler

1977

1h 12min

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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.