The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Gilbert CatesDirector
- Robert AndersonScreenplay
- Barry MannOriginal Music Composer
- Al GorgoniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gene HackmanGene Garrison
- Melvyn DouglasTom Garrison
- Dorothy StickneyMargaret Garrison
- Estelle ParsonsAlice
- Elizabeth HubbardDr. Margaret 'Peggy' Thayer
- Lovelady PowellNorma
- Daniel KeyesDr. Mayberry
- Conrad BainRev. Sam Pell
- Jon RichardsMarvin Scott
- Nikki CounselmanWaitress
- Carol Peterson1st Nurse
- Sloane Shelton2nd Nurse
Stills
Themes
parent child relationshipprofessorbased on play or musicalfather son relationship