Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
- Movies
- 1977-12-01
- EN
- Released
- 1h 12m
- US
- Documentary
Production
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Korty Films, Sanrio
Storyline
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.