I Never Sang for My Father

United States

1970

92 Min

Color

English

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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DP Morris Hartzband, George Stoetzel

CAST Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard, Lovelady Powell, Daniel Keyes, Conrad Bain, Jon Richards, Nikki Counselman, Carol Peterson, Sloane Shelton, James Karen, Gene Williams

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. —IMDb

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Mark

17Jun12

"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." Absolutely unforgettable and powerful opening narration as spoken by Gene Hackman's character. And then the rest of the film proceeds to devastate you. A top-notch Oscar-Caliber performance from Melvyn Douglas. One of the best dramas ever. Period.