Just before the wedding, the mother dies. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of I Never Sang For My Father with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com. His mother understands his need to get away, but warns him that moving so far away could be hard on his father. Seeking an experienced stage manager for "I Never Sang For My Father." Based on the play by Robert Anderson, I Never Sang for My Father is devoted to the prickly relationship between aged Tom Garrison (Melvyn Douglas) and his grown son Gene (Gene Hackman). Directed by Gilbert Cates. Robert Anderson's classic family drama "I Never Sang for My Father," about a son's longing for a father's love, features an inspirational performance by Philip Baker Hall. Advertisement That is really more tragic than the fact of death, because death is natural, but human nature cries out that parents and children should understand each other. With Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons. "I Never Sang for My Father" has the courage to remain open-ended; the father dies, but the problems between father and son remain unresolved. Created with Sketch. I Never Sang for My Father Broadway, I Never Sang for My Father Original Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast I Never Sang for My Father Broadway, I Never Sang for My Father Original Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast I Never Sang for My Father est un film américain réalisé par Gilbert Cates, sorti en 1970 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. Movies. I Never Sang for My Father (1970) Cast and Crew Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) is a successful college professor, who has a rocky relationship with his dad, Tom (Melvyn Douglas). Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of I Never Sang For My Father with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com I Never Sang for My Father (1970) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Just before the wedding, the mother dies. His mother understands his need to get away, but warns him that moving so far away could be hard on his father. A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father. Menu. I Never Sang for My Father Awards and Nominations. I Never Sang For My Father Cast List on Broadway.com, the most comprehensive source for Broadway Shows, Broadway Tickets and Broadway Information.