Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (1999)

Directed by

Michael Landon Jr.

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A son remembers growing up with his famous father. The film shows both the advantages and the emotional struggles of that relationship.

melancholicreflectivepoignantintimatebittersweetemotionalhonesttender

What happens

Michael Landon, the Father I Knew is a 1999 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Michael Landon Jr. documenting his privileged, but often troubled, childhood as the son of beloved television actor, writer and director, Michael Landon. The film stars John Schneider as Michael Landon, Cheryl Ladd as his second wife Lynn Noe Landon, and Joel Berti, Trever O'Brien and Shawn Pyfrom sharing the role of their eldest son, Michael Landon Jr. throughout his childhood years. The film originally aired on CBS on May 23, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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