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  1. Original release. Network. NBC. Release. October 30, 1978. ( 1978-10-30) Summer of My German Soldier is a 1978 American television film based on the 1973 novel of the same name 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.

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  2. Synopsis. A bittersweet story of a teenage Jewish girl who falls in love with an escaped Nazi prisoner of war in a small Georgia town during World War II. Esther Rolle won the Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for her performance in this film which also was nominated as the Outstanding Drama of the 1978-79 ...

    • Michael Tuchner
    • Jane Hickey
  3. Aug 13, 2018 · Here is a film "Summer of my German Soldier." Featuring Esther Rolle, Kristy McNichol & Bruce Davison.

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  4. 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 ...

  5. Summer of My German Soldier is a 1978 American television drama film directed by Michael Tuchner which aired on October 30, 1978 on the NBC network. It is based on Bette Greene's 1973 novel of the same name. Set during World War II, the film centers on a young Jewish girl named Patty who befriends Anton, a German prisoner of war who is living in her family's barn. Kristy McNichol as Patty ...

  6. 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 ...

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  8. Mar 27, 2024 · Bette Greene ’s Summer of My German Soldier is a novel and a television movie set in eastern Arkansas during World War II. Both portray the Arkansas location, era, and characters realistically. Since the novel’s publication in 1973, it has remained a young-adult best-seller and is considered a classic of young-adult literature.

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