That Certain Summer (1972)

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That Certain Summer on IMDb 7.9/10 313 votes

Released:
1972-11-01

Overview:
The first US teleplay to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Divorced San Francisco contractor Doug Salter is looking forward to a summer visit from his fourteen-year-old son Nick, who lives in Los Angeles with his mother Janet. The boy does not know that his father is gay and committed to Gary McClain, his life partner of several years.

Director:
Lamont Johnson

Runtime:
1h 13min

Genre:
TV Movie, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Hal Holbrook
    as
    Doug Salter
  • Martin Sheen
    as
    Gary McCain
  • Joe Don Baker
    as
    Phil Bonner
  • Marlyn Mason
    as
    Laureen Hyatt
  • Scott Jacoby
    as
    Nick Salter