I Never Sang for My Father

1970
PG
1h 32m

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7.4/10

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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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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 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 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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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
Gene Hackman had a rather abrasive relationship with Melvyn Douglas, who had wanted another actor to take the role of the son. Hackman never found out who this was, but said he used the estrangement between Douglas and himself to influence the playing of their scenes together.

Goofs
As Gene and his father walk to the front door of the house after the first day, the camera is backing up when it hits a flower that is sticking out from a hanging basket to the right.

Quotes
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.

Connections
Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Episode dated 15 October 1970 (1970)

Soundtracks
Strangers
Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Sung by Roy Clark

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Featured review

9/10

Marvelous script and great performances by the leads make this an excellent film

I saw this movie when it first came out and I remember it vividly from over thirty years later. I recently saw it again, expecting the passage of time to have dimmed my fondness for it somewhat. It was just as wonderful as I remembered it, but I understood things at the age of 39 that I did not at ten. Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman deservedly got Oscar nominations for their splendid work here. There is also a marvelous script, also nominated for an Oscar. I expect I will remember the last line until I die. Most Highly Recommended