Directed by:
William WylerCinematography:
Franz PlanerComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Veronica Cartwright, Harold Miller, Karen Balkin, William Mims, Hope Summers (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Karen (Hepburn) and Martha (MacLaine) are theheadmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander and accuses her teachers of questionable behavior. Soon the scandalous gossip engulfs the school's community, with repercussions that are swift, crushing and tragic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Audrey Hepburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/753/162753938_828ce8.jpg)
Audrey Hepburn
Belgium
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Roman Holiday (1953)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Shirley MacLaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405852_36193d.jpg)
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
![James Garner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267724_ae39ba.jpg)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
![Miriam Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/844/162844367_685b98.png)
Miriam Hopkins
USA
Best movies:
The Heiress (1949)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
![Fay Bainter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340853_53f70d.jpg)
Fay Bainter
USA
Best movies:
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Jezebel (1938)
![Veronica Cartwright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252698_ba32c7.jpg)
Veronica Cartwright
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The X-Files – File 11: Patient X (1998) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Karen Balkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/281/159281951_5b2318.jpg)
Karen Balkin
USA
Best movies:
The Children's Hour (1961)
![William Mims](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/482/159482891_5ac39f.gif)
William Mims
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
![Hope Summers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/359/160359255_d43abd.jpg)
Hope Summers
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
![Mimi Gibson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/453/160453552_3dfc2d.jpg)
Mimi Gibson
USA
Best movies:
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Pete Kellett
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Sally Brophy
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Jered Barclay
USA
Best movies:
The Children's Hour (1961)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Gunmen from Laredo (1959)
Ed Prentiss
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Stuart Hall
UK
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
My Fair Lady (1964)
George Holmes
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Sting (1973)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Leoda Richards
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Sound of Music (1965)