Summer of My German Soldier

Summer of My German Soldier (1978)

TV MovieDrama

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.

Director: Michael Tuchner

Casts

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

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