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My Old Man | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Jerome Kass |
Story by | Ernest Hemingway |
Directed by | John Erman |
Starring |
Kristy McNichol Warren Oates Eileen Brennan Mark Arnold |
Music by | Dominic Frontiere |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Carolyn McNichol Jerry Zeitman |
Producer | Robert Halmi |
Production locations | Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, New York |
Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
Editor | Argyle Nelson |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Robert Halmi |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | December 7, 1979 |
My Old Man is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates and Eileen Brennan, directed by John Erman. The film, written by Jerome Kass, was based on the Ernest Hemingway 1923 short story " My Old Man", which had previously been adapted for the 1950 film Under My Skin. The TV film was originally broadcast on CBS on December 7, 1979.
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