I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

Movie |

Parent Child Relationship | Professor

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Family
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Gilbert Cates, Renata Stoia
  • Cast(s): Gene Hackman, Melvyn Douglas, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 32min
  • Music: Barry Mann,Al Gorgoni
  • Award(s): WGA (Screen) 1971 (Won)
    Oscar 1971 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Wonka, I Can Only Imagine 2
  • Story:
    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.
    Full Story
7.4/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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.
Ratings

7.4/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
WGA (Screen) Award

Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | 1971 | Robert

NBR Award

Top Ten Films | 1971

Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1971 | Melvyn

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1971 | Gene

Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 1971 | Robert

Golden Globe Award

Best Motion Picture Drama | 1971

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1971 | Melvyn

Golden Laurel Award

Best Dramatic Performance, Male | 1971 | Melvyn

NYFCC Award

Best Actor | 1970 | Melvyn

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Estelle Parsons plays Gene Hackman's sister, having teamed with him in 'Bonnie and Clyde' where she played his wife.

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.

This was Dorothy Stickney's last feature film role.

Edward G Robinson had been the original choice for the Melvyn Douglas role.

As of 2018, the only Oscar nominated performance by Gene Hackman in a non-Best Picture nominated film.

Popular Dialogues

"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."

"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."