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That Certain Summer is a 1972 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lamont Johnson. The teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link was considered the first sympathetic depiction of gay people on American television.
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Jan 14, 2021 · That Certain Summer is a 1972 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lamont Johnson. The teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link was the first to deal...
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A drama about a divorced homosexual and his teenage son, starring Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, and Scott Jacoby. The film won an Emmy and a Directors Guild of America Award.
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- Hal Holbrook
Oct 7, 2019 · A teenager learns his estranged father is gay in That Certain Summer. ABC’s controversial movie of the week feels campy today but in 1972 it was groundbreaking. The artists faced down homophobia, censorship and bomb threats to get the show on the air.
Divorced contractor Doug Salter (Hal Holbrook) has been living with his homosexual lover, Gary McClain (Martin Sheen), for years now, but has never admitted as much to his teenage son, Nick (Scott...
- Lamont Johnson
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- Hal Holbrook
Read what critics and viewers thought of this groundbreaking TV movie about a divorced father's gay lover and his son. See how the film tackled the taboo topic of homosexuality with sensitivity and realism.
Find out the cast and crew of the 1972 TV movie That Certain Summer, directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen. See the full list of writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
