Summer of My German Soldier (film)

Summer of My German Soldier
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GenreDrama
Romance
Historical
Based onSummer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene
Screenplay byJane-Howard Hammerstein
Directed byMichael Tuchner
StarringKristy McNichol
Bruce Davison
Esther Rolle
Michael Constantine
Music byStanley Myers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLinda Gottlieb
Production locationsCrawfordville, Georgia
Madison, Georgia
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
CinematographyPeter Sova
EditorMichael Taylor
Running time100 minutes
Production companyHighgate Pictures
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 30, 1978 (1978-10-30)
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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.