TMDb Rating
6.5/10
16 verified votes
That Certain Summer (1972)
TV MovieDrama
73 min
Plot Summary
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.
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TV MovieDramaLamont JohnsonHal HolbrookMartin Sheen1972
Director
Lamont Johnson
Top Cast
Hal HolbrookMartin SheenJoe Don BakerMarlyn MasonScott Jacoby
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