The Children's Hour (film)

The Children's Hour
A half-length portrait of two women, dran in black on a pink background. One woman stands in front, looking to the side. The other woman stands behind her, with her hands placed on the arms of the woman in front. She is slightly taller than the woman in front and looks down at her face from behind. Next to the face of the woman in front reads, in white letters, "DIFFERENT...". Below the picture reads "AUDREY HEPBURN, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, JAMES GARNER". Beneath these names reads "THE CHILDREN'S HOUR", with a small sketch of a man next to the title. In a white border to the poster reads the name "WILLIAM WYLER".
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Wyler
Screenplay by
Based onThe Children's Hour
by Lillian Hellman
Produced byWilliam Wyler
Starring
CinematographyFranz F. Planer
Edited byRobert Swink
Music byAlex North
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 19, 1961 (1961-12-19)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.6 million[1]
Box office$3 million[1] or $1.8 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]

The Children's Hour (released as The Loudest Whisper in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) is a 1961 American drama film produced and directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman. The film stars Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner, with Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter (in her final film role), and Karen Balkin.

  1. ^ a b Balio 1987, p. 171.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. January 9, 1963. p. 13. ISSN 0042-2738.