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I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

# A motion picture the whole world has taken to its heart.
Drama
📜 Overview: 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. Hackman's sister (who has been disowned by their father for marrying a Jewish man) advises him to live his own life, and not let himself be controlled by their father.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1970-10-18
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

Gene Hackman original image
Gene Garrison
Gene Hackman
Melvyn Douglas original image
Tom Garrison
Melvyn Douglas
Dorothy Stickney original image
Margaret Garrison
Dorothy Stickney
Estelle Parsons original image
Alice
Estelle Parsons
Elizabeth Hubbard original image
Dr. Margaret 'Peggy' Thayer
Elizabeth Hubbard
Lovelady Powell original image
Norma
Lovelady Powell
Daniel Keyes original image
Dr. Mayberry
Daniel Keyes
Conrad Bain original image
Rev. Sam Pell
Conrad Bain
Jon Richards original image
Marvin Scott
Jon Richards
Nikki Counselman original image
Waitress
Nikki Counselman
Carol Peterson original image
1st Nurse
Carol Peterson
Sloane Shelton original image
2nd Nurse
Sloane Shelton
James Karen original image
Old Age Home Director
James Karen
Gene Williams original image
State Hospital Director
Gene Williams
Jean Dexter original image
Hostess
Jean Dexter
Valerie Ogden original image
3rd Nurse
Valerie Ogden
Beverly Penberthy original image
Special Nurse
Beverly Penberthy

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