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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.
A nursing home seems impossible. For a moment, the children consider gaining power of attorney and insisting on a housekeeper. But then, in a scene of remarkable emotional impact, the son watches as his father finally breaks down and reveals his grief, and the son invites him to come and live in California.
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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I Never Sang for My Father. 1971 · 1 hr 33 min. PG. Drama. The story of an 80-year-old father's dominance over his widowed son, and his belligerence towards his daughter who married a Jewish man. Subtitles: English. Starring: Melvyn Douglas Gene Hackman Dorothy Stickney Estelle Parsons Elizabeth Hubbard Lovelady Powell Daniel Keyes Conrad Bain.
Hackman plays a New York professor who wants a change in his life, and plans to get married to his girlfriend and move to California. His mother understands his need to get away, but warns him that moving so far away could be hard on his father. Just before the wedding, the mother dies.
40-something widowed professor Gene (Gene Hackman) summoned to a New York area hospital after his mother s unexpected heart attack, tries to console his father cranky Tom (Melvyn Douglas), whose mind wanders, in , directed by Gil Cates, from Robert W. Anderson s play and screenplay.
