🎬 Documentary

A Happy Mother's Day

⭐ 5.9/10 1963 26m Dir. Joyce Chopra

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A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial interest with the private fatigue and quiet suffering of Mrs. Fischer, revealing the tensions between spectacle and family life.

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⭐ 5.9/10 9 votes

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Year
1963
Runtime
26m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.9/10
Votes
9
Genre
Documentary
Director
Joyce Chopra
Language
EN

Cast

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Ed McCurdy
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A Happy Mother's Day has a runtime of 26m ( and 26 minutes).
A Happy Mother's Day was directed by Joyce Chopra and released in 1963.
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A Happy Mother's Day has a TMDB rating of 5.9/10 based on 9 votes.

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