No song for my father
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | No song for my father |
| Original title | I Never Sang for My Father |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gilbert Cates |
| script | Robert Anderson based on his play of the same name |
| production |
Gilbert Cates for Columbia Pictures |
| music |
Al Gorgoni Barry Mann |
| camera |
Morris Hartzband George Stoetzel |
| cut | Angelo Ross |
| occupation | |
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No song for my father is a film drama by Gilbert Cates from the year 1970th
action
Gene Garrison is a professor from New York City who wants to change his life and the plan has to marry his girlfriend and to California to move. His mother Margaret understands his wish to move, but warns that such a long journey could be painful for his father Tom.
Shortly before the wedding, Gene's mother Margaret dies. His sister, who was rejected by her father because she married a Jewish man, advises Gene to live his own life and not let the father control her.
Awards
At the 1971 Academy Awards , No Song for My Father was nominated for three Academy Awards: Melvyn Douglas for Best Actor , Gene Hackman for Best Supporting Actor, and Robert Anderson for Best Adapted Screenplay .
Melvyn Douglas was also nominated for a 1971 Golden Globe for best actor in a drama and a Laurel Award . Robert Anderson eventually won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .
criticism
The Lexicon of International Films called the film a "carefully staged and acted film adaptation from the USA."
Web links
- No song for my father in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Brüne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 4. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 1985.