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Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman), a forty-year-old New York college professor, is forced to put his plans to marry and move away from his aging parents on hold when his mother dies. Never able to please his irascible father, Tom (Melvyn Douglas), he’s now forced to contend with him without his mother’s gentle intervention. His sister, Alice (Estelle Parsons), tells her brother he must assert himself and break free from their father, but Gene is torn by his sense of obligation. Screenplay by Robert Anderson and based on his play, and directed by Gilbert Cates. Newly remastered.
Original Release
10/18/1970
US Release
10/18/1970
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Melvyn Douglas | Tom Garrison |
Gene Hackman | Gene Garrison |
Dorothy Stickney | Margaret Garrison |
Estelle Parsons | Alice |
Elizabeth Hubbard | Peggy / Dr. Margaret 'Peggy' Thayer |
Lovelady Powell | Norma |
Daniel Keyes | Dr. Mayberry |
Conrad Bain | Rev. Pell / Rev. Sam Pell |
Jon Richards | Marvin Scott |
Nikki Counselman | Waitress |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melvyn Douglas | Tom Garrison |
Gene Hackman | Gene Garrison |
Dorothy Stickney | Margaret Garrison |
Estelle Parsons | Alice |
Elizabeth Hubbard | Peggy / Dr. Margaret 'Peggy' Thayer |
Lovelady Powell | Norma |
Daniel Keyes | Dr. Mayberry |
Conrad Bain | Rev. Pell / Rev. Sam Pell |
Jon Richards | Marvin Scott |
Nikki Counselman | Waitress |
Carol Peterson | 1st Nurse |
Sloane Shelton | 2nd Nurse |
James Karen | Old Age Home Director |
Gene Williams | State Hospital Director |
Jean Dexter | Hostess |
Valerie Ogden | Nurse #3 / 3rd Nurse |
Beverly Penberthy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gilbert Cates | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1971 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1971 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1971 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1971 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1971 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |