Summer of My German Soldier

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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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Creators

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Michael Tuchner

director

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Jane-Howard Hammerstein

writer

Bette Greene

writer

Cast

Kristy McNichol actor Bruce Davison actor Esther Rolle actor Michael Constantine actor Barbara Barrie actor James Noble actor Robyn Lively actor

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Margaret Hall actor Anne Haney actor Sonny Shroyer actor

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Jane Hickey actor

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Mary Nell Santacroce actor

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Roy Morris actor

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William Ovell actor

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J. Don Ferguson actor

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Charles B. Jenkins actor

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Richard Mitchem actor G.W. Bailey actor

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Harry Epstein actor

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Isaac Goodfriend actor