Melvyn Douglas
Tom Garrison
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I Never Sang for My Father is a 1970 American drama film, based on the 1968 play of the same name. It tells the story of a widowed college professor who feels dominated by his aging father, yet still has regrets about his plan to leave him behind when he remarries and moves to California.
Jun 24, 1971 · I Never Sang for My Father: Directed by Gilbert Cates. With Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons. A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
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- Drama
- Gilbert Cates
- 1971-06-24
“I Never Sang for My Father” has the courage to remain open-ended; the father dies, but the problems between father and son remain unresolved. That is really more tragic than the fact of death, because death is natural, but human nature cries out that parents and children should understand each other.
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) is a successful college professor, who has a rocky relationship with his dad, Tom (Melvyn Douglas). He believes that his father has never truly accepted him and ...
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- Gilbert Cates
- PG
- Melvyn Douglas
I Never Sang For My Father - (Original Trailer) When his mother dies, a grieving son (Gene Hackman) is torn between his demanding father (Melvyn Douglas) and his need to live his own life. Hosted Intro
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- 92 min
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I Never Sang For My Father. Based on the Robert Anderson play, it is the story of an 80-year-old man's dominance over his widowed son, and belligerence towards his daughter who married a Jew.
