That Certain Summer

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That Certain Summer is a 1972 made-for-television drama film, considered groundbreaking for its sensitive portrayal of a gay father and his relationship with his teenage son.

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instanceOf LGBT-related film
drama film
television film
award Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program – Drama or Comedy
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy Hal Holbrook
surface form: Doug Salter – Hal Holbrook

Gary McClain – Martin Sheen
Janet Salter – Hope Lange
Nick Salter – Scott Jacoby
cinematographer Bill Butler
classification American drama television film
composer Gil Mellé
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Lamont Johnson
distributor American Broadcasting Company
editor Edward M. Abroms
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
firstBroadcastDecade 1970s
genre LGBT-related
drama
hasCastMember Dustin Nguyen
Hal Holbrook
Hope Lange
Joe Don Baker
Martin Sheen
Scott Jacoby
hasReception critically acclaimed for sensitive treatment of gay themes
isTelevisionFilm true
mainCharacter Doug Salter
Gary McClain
Nick Salter
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Movie Made for Television

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Drama
notableFor early sympathetic portrayal of homosexuality on American network television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
originalReleaseDate 1972-11-01
plotSummary A divorced gay father struggles to reveal his sexual orientation to his teenage son during a summer visit.
producer George Eckstein
productionCompany Universal Television
releaseFormat made-for-television film
runtimeMinutes 73
setIn San Francisco
theme coming out
father–son relationship
homophobia
writer Richard Levinson
William Link

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Hal Holbrook notableWork That Certain Summer