Summer of '42
1971 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 6.7
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-04-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (161 votes)
Themes
- island
- beach
- sexual frustration
- age difference
- obsession
- world war ii
- sand
- coming of age
- summer vacation
- beach house
- first love
- older woman younger man relationship
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1972
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1972 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jennifer O'Neill
as Dorothy
Gary Grimes
as Hermie
Jerry Houser
as Oscy
Oliver Conant
as Benjie
Katherine Allentuck
as Aggie
Christopher Norris
as Miriam
Lou Frizzell
as Druggist
- WS
Walter Scott
as Dorothy's Husband (uncredited)
Maureen Stapleton
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Mulligan
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directed by Robert Mulligan