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RUNTIME
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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 1h 14m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physically and mentally strong, he searches for a meaning to his life in a new and uncompromising world.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Melvyn Douglas
Peter Schermann
Shirley Booth
Heloise Michaud
Warren Stevens
George
Lawrence Dobkin
Dr. Gettlinger
Claudia McNeil
Josepha
Lois Smith
Evelyn
Gene Blakely
Phil
Martine Bartlett
Margaret
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Schaefer
- Writers
- Loring Mandel
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Schaefer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Melvyn Douglas and Shirley Booth and Warren Stevens carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0302491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
George Schaefer
Production companies
Who made it
CBS
US
Key crew
- ProducerGeorge Schaefer
- MusicBernard Green
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- nursing home
- teleplay
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1967-10-17
