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Brief 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.
- Michael Tuchner
- Jane Hickey
Movie Info. While World War II rages, Patty Bergen (Kristy McNichol) lives in rural Georgia with her family. One day, the young Jewish girl makes a surprising discovery: There's a German POW named ...
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- Michael Tuchner
- Romance
- Kristy Mcnichol, Bruce Davison, Esther Rolle
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 ...
Oct 30, 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier. 1978 Drama, TV Movie · 1h 40m. 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.
“One of the most poignant made-for-TV movies ever produced. The story focuses on Patty Bergen, a lonely Jewish girl (played by Kristy McNichol) in the American South who secretly befriends an escaped German prisoner of war during the 1940s. Their doomed relationship, and the reaction to it, says much about bigotry, forgiveness, and perseverance.
- Michael Tuchner
- Highgate Pictures, NBC Productions
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.
Drama Romance 1978 1h 40m. 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 ...
