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I Never Sang for My Father

Year:

1971

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Gilbert Cates

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1971-11-22

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Elizabeth Hubbard

I Never Sang for My Father

Melvyn Douglas

Tom Garrison

Gene Hackman

Gene Garrison

Dorothy Stickney

Margaret Garrison

Estelle Parsons

Alice

Lovelady Powell

Norma

Daniel Keyes

Dr. Mayberry

Conrad Bain

Rev. Sam Pell

Jon Richards

Marvin Scott

Nikki Counselman

Waitress

Carol Peterson

Nurse #1

Sloane Shelton

Nurse #2

James Karen

Mr. Tucker (old age home director)

Gene Williams

Dr. Jensen (state hospital director)

Jean Dexter

Hostess (uncredited)

Valerie Ogden

Nurse #3 (uncredited)

Beverly Penberthy

Special nurse (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This was Dorothy Stickney's last feature film role.

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Richard Widmark was playwright Robert Anderson's first choice for the son role in both the theatrical and film versions of the play. One proposal had Fredric March as the father, another had it as a TV special with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as the parents.

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Quotes

Gene Garrison: I hate him. And I hate to hate him.

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Gene Garrison: Death ends a life. But it does not end a relationship;which struggles on the survivor's mind,toward some resolution,which it may never find.

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Margaret Garrison: Look how he walks. Like a brigadier general. He may not always remember where he is going, but he always goes there with a firm step.

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