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The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

Dec 19, 1961
108 min
Drama
7.7/ 10
381 votes

Overview

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.7/10
381 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
19,924 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
49/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,600,000Production cost
Box Office$3,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$600,000Loss
ROI
-16.7%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 1 win & 12 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Can an ugly rumor destroy what's beautiful?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,600,000

Revenue

$3,000,000

Production Companies

The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

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