Summer of My German Soldier
1978
100 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Kristy McNichol
Patty Bergen
Bruce Davison
Anton Reiker
Esther Rolle
Ruth
Michael Constantine
Harry Bergen
Barbara Barrie
Mrs. Bergen
James Noble
Pierce
Robyn Lively
Sharon Bergen
Margaret Hall
Sister Parker
Anne Haney
Mrs. Benn
Sonny Shroyer
McFee
Jane Hickey
Edna Louise
Mary Nell Santacroce
Gussie Mae
Roy Morris
Freddy
William Ovell
Mayor Holderness
J. Don Ferguson
Mr. Jackson
Charles B. Jenkins
Private
Richard Mitchem
Gas Station Attendant
G.W. Bailey
Corporal
Harry Epstein
Temple Rabbi
Isaac Goodfriend
Temple Cantor