Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier
| 30 October 1978 (USA)
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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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Ehirerapp

Waste of time

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Softwing

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

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Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Bessie Smyth

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

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colin-413

I was forced to read this sappy "love story" between a German 24 year old POW and a 12 year old Jew. That has "political correctness" written all over it. Its kind of like the movie "SPIRIT" in which a horse wants to be free but those "evil" Americans wont let it because they need it. Well i have good news the Americans are "evil" in The German soldier and his summer book. Why!!! Horses where given to us by god and if the Americans needed a horse the can darn well use it. In the same sense the German had been trying to kill Americans, but this book/movie makes it seem OK! The casting is absolutely awful!!!!!!!!!!!! The girl is Hispanic the mother is white the dad it probubly from mostly white descent and the little sister is "shirley templish." The acting is pretty bad too, the serious parts become comedy! Concluson-Bad movie, bad book, but both have different endings, don't read or see either one!

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borisratnik

I did not read the original book, so I can't say if the movie stuck to it or not, but I'm always looking for continuity bloopers in films. Every movie has at least one, and it's fun to look for them.Here's a blooper for you: when Anton decides not to escape on the freight train and he is surprised by Patty, there is a scene where they stand facing each other while the train passes by in the background. Just for a moment, on one of the freight cars, a plaque, about 1 foot by 2 feet, is visible. On it is a series of colored horizontal lines of varying lengths. This plaque is actually a laser-readable bar code, which contains the serial number of the freight car, its dimensions and capacities, and the name of the railroad it belongs to. A laser would read each plaque as the train rolled past a freight-yard checkpoint.These plaques were invented by IBM in the late 'sixties and were introduced in 1970. They are the ancestors of the Universal Product Code, the bar codes we all know and love today, introduced in 1974.But, this movie is set in 1943 or 1944. Oops!

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niccy666

This film is a study piece for my english class, but it's depth and meaning has amazed me. Since we're looking closely into all the facts and characters in this film, its and interesting tale of love, hate, war, and prejudice. Well Recommended!Story: A girl named well-off jewish Patty Bergen meets an escaped prisoner of war, she then hides him in her playhouse in her huge gardens, and as they get to know each other, they begin to see the others qualities, and they earn each others love. Patty's father despises her and treats her like dirt. Anton (the prisoner of war) almost blows his cover to protect her, but patty manages to stop him before he is seen by anyone.

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Kathryn-3

This is an incredibly moving story, based on Bette Greene's teen novel. The entire cast is wonderful - Kristy MacNichol, Bruce Davison, Esther Rolle. Just brilliant. I saw this when I was about 12, and read the book and the sequel. Have managed to catch it on TV a couple of times since. Such a heart-wrenching story, the kind they don't know how to make any more. More's the pity.

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