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Summer of My German Soldier (1978) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 30, 1978

Original Title:
Summer of My German Soldier

Genres:
Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Highgate Pictures
NBC Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 100

Overview from TheMovieDB

Patty Bergen is a teenager in a Jewish family living in the American South during World War II. Patty feels like an outcast even in her own family and is unable to understand why her father can't seem to love her. Her town eventually becomes host to a prisoner of war camp. A young German soldier escapes from this camp, and Patty finds him hiding in her secret place in the woods outside of town. After getting to know him, she ends up harboring him from his captors and, in the way of many adolescents, falls in love with him. Patty knows what she is risking by helping him, but in his company, she feels important, special, and respected as she has never been. In the end, his regard lifts her self-esteem and helps her to face the heartbreaking events to come.

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Production

Art Direction:
Carl Copeland

Casting:
Julie Hughes
Barry Moss

Costume Design:
Robert Pusilo

Director:
Michael Tuchner

Director of Photography:
Peter Sova

Editor:
Mike Taylor

Hairstylist:
Steve Atha

Makeup Artist:
David Forrest

Music:
Stanley Myers

Novel:
Bette Greene

Producer:
Linda Gottlieb

Production Design:
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Set Decoration:
Marc Donnenfeld

Teleplay:
Bette Greene

Writer:
Jane-Howard Hammerstein

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