The Children's Hour

About The Children's Hour

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

The Children's Hour is a 1961 drama film directed by William Wyler. Released in December 1961, it runs 108 minutes.

The film is filed under lesbian relationship, falsely accused, queer, and girls' school. The story is adapted from a stage production.

Audrey Hepburn appears as Karen Wright, Shirley MacLaine as Martha Dobie, James Garner as Joe Cardin, and Miriam Hopkins as Lily Mortar. The screenplay is by John Michael Hayes. Produced by The Mirisch Company. It streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus in the United States.

Loving Annabelle, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Benedetta make useful companions to The Children's Hour, all filed under girls' boarding school and LGBT. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 430 votes and it carries a NR rating.