Summer of '42

"In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42""

Apr 19 1971 PG 1h 44m
Drama, Romance

Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Hermie falls in love with the married Dorothy, whose husband is an army pilot recently sent to the battlefront of World War II.

Plot

Silent as a painting, the movie shows us day-dreamer Hermie and his friends Oscy and Benjie spending the summer of '42 on an US island with their parents - rather unaffected by WWII. While Oscy's main worries are the when and how of getting laid, Hermie honestly falls in love with the older Dorothy, who's married to an army pilot. When her husband returns to the front, Hermie shyly approaches her.

Written by

Herman Raucher

Directed by

Robert Mulligan

Cast

Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
Summer of '42 1971 theatrical trailer
Summer of '42 (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scores
# of Votes
9,512
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA