Summer of '42
Summer of '42

Movie·1971·1h 43m

Summer of '42

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

Directed By

Robert Mulligan

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Herman Raucher

Producer

Richard A. Roth

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Music

Michel Legrand

Editor

Folmar Blangsted

Themes

islandbeachsexual frustrationage differenceobsessionworld war iisandcoming of agesummer vacationbeach housefirst loveolder woman younger man relationship

Production House

Warner Bros. Pictures

Audience Score

67%

161 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Jennifer O'Neill

Jennifer O'Neill

Dorothy

Gary Grimes

Gary Grimes

Hermie

Jerry Houser

Jerry Houser

Oscy

Oliver Conant

Oliver Conant

Benjie

Katherine Allentuck

Katherine Allentuck

Aggie

Christopher Norris

Christopher Norris

Miriam

Lou Frizzell

Lou Frizzell

Druggist

Walter Scott

Dorothy's Husband (uncredited)

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan

Director

Herman Raucher

Writer

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Folmar Blangsted

Editor

Richard A. Roth

Producer

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