Summer of My German Soldier

October. 30,1978      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Kristy McNichol as  Patty Bergen
Bruce Davison as  Anton Reiker
Esther Rolle as  Ruth
Michael Constantine as  Harry Bergen
Barbara Barrie as  Mrs. Bergen
James Noble as  Pierce
Robyn Lively as  Sharon Bergen
Anne Haney as  Mrs. Benn
Sonny Shroyer as  McFee
Mary Nell Santacroce as  Gussie Mae