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Summer of My German Soldier (1978)

Summer of My German Soldier poster
Directed by
Michael Tuchner
Genre
tv movie, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish-American girl in a small Southern town hides a German prisoner of war during World War II. They form a secret friendship that is both risky and emotionally charged.

tenderquietbittersweetmelancholicwarmrestrainedintimatepoignant

What happens

Summer of My German Soldier is a 1978 American television film based on the 1973 novel of the same title written by Bette Greene. Set during World War II, it stars Kristy McNichol as a Jewish-American girl and Bruce Davison as the German prisoner of war whom she befriends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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