Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier
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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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
Mary Nell Santacroce
as Gussie Mae
J. Don Ferguson
as Mr. Jackson
G.W. Bailey
as Corporal
