That Certain Summer (1972)

★ 6.5 1h 13m IMDb
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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.

That Certain Summer

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Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook as Doug Salter Died 2021 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and writer. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed...
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen as Gary McCain Age 85 · Dayton, Ohio, USA Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badla...
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker as Phil Bonner Died 2025 · Groesbeck, Texas, USA Joe Don Baker (February 12, 1936 - May 7, 2025) was an American film actor, perhaps best known for his roles as a Mafia hitman in Charley Varrick, real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in Walking...
Marlyn Mason
Marlyn Mason as Laureen Hyatt Age 85 · San Fernando, California, USA
Scott Jacoby
Scott Jacoby as Nick Salter Age 69 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Scott Bennett "Scotty" Jacoby (born November 26, 1956) is an American former actor. He appeared in the television film That Certain Summer, the made-for-TV film Bad Ronald, and as Dorothy's son, Mich...
Hope Lange
Hope Lange as Janet Salter Died 2003 · Redding, Connecticut, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hope Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lange was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Gol...
Director Lamont Johnson
Cast Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, Joe Don Baker, Marlyn Mason, Scott Jacoby, Hope Lange, James McEachin, Clarke Gordon, Jan Shepard, Carolyn Bueno

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