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I Never Sang for My Father

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I Never Sang for My Father
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PG,1hr 30min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1970
Director:
Gilbert Cates
Starring:
Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney  ...more
Synopsis: Based on the play by Robert Anderson, I Never Sang for My Father is devoted to the prickly relationship between aged Tom Garrison (Melvyn Douglas) and his grown son Gene (Gene Hackman). A college professor who feels that he has never been fully accepted by his self-made dad, Gene announces that he is going to move from New York to marry a California divorcee. His mother (Dorothy Stickney) approves of the union but worries that her son's move will have a negative effect on the increasingly truculent ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
Somber family melodramas with children and parents trying to understand and communicate with each other are a dime a dozen, unless you have a very compelling script or some wonderful actors. I Never Sang For My Father doesn't really have the former, but it makes up for it in spades on the latter. Gene Hackman as the son and Melvyn Douglas as the father deliver powerful performances as two barbed men ... Full Review
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Melvyn Douglas
Tom Garrison
Gene Hackman
Gene Garrison
Dorothy Stickney
Margaret Garrison
Estelle Parsons
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