
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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.
Top Billed Cast

Sydney Walker
Narrator

Henry Winkler
Self - Host (Television Version)
Featured Crew

John Korty
Director

Jon Else
Director of Photography
Dan McCann
Producer
Janet Peoples
Writer
Warren Lockhart
Producer

David Webb Peoples
Editor
Mark L. Rosen
Producer

Henry Winkler
Executive Producer
Ed Bogas
Music

John Korty
Producer
Shintaro Tsuji
Executive Producer