My Father and My Mother (1968)

Directed by

George Schaefer

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New York editor looks back at the struggles his own parents faced in their lives. He tries to balance his roles as a husband and parent while learning from their experiences.

introspectivemelancholicreflectivequietly intenseemotionalrealisticserious

What happens

"My Father and My Mother" is the fourth television play episode of the first season of the American television series CBS Playhouse. The episode starred Gene Hackman as a New York editor struggling as a husband and parent who looks back and learns of the difficulties his own parents faced in life. The episode was broadcast February 13, 1968, and received an Emmy award nomination for the score, written by Bernard Green. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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