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

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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.

Release Date 1977-12-01
Runtime 1h 12m
Directors John Korty, Jon Else
Producers John Korty, Warren Lockhart, Mark L. Rosen, Dan McCann, Shintaro Tsuji, Henry Winkler
Writer Janet Peoples