Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)
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.
Top billed cast
Melvyn DouglasPeter Schermann
Shirley BoothHeloise Michaud
Warren StevensGeorge
Lawrence DobkinDr. Gettlinger
Claudia McNeilJosepha
Lois SmithEvelyn
Gene BlakelyPhil
Martine BartlettMargaret- Mildred TraresYoung Rose
Art SmithArthur Selig
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