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Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Christopher Norris. Based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman "Hermie" Raucher, it follows a teenage boy who, during the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, embarks on a one-sided romance with a young woman, Dorothy, whose husband has gone off to fight in World War II. The film was a commercial and critical success and was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Score for Michel Legrand.

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1971 · 1h 43m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

TMDB 6.7/10 (162 votes)

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.

Directed by Robert Mulligan

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Robert MulliganDirector

Jennifer O'Neillas Dorothy

Gary Grimesas Hermie

Jerry Houseras Oscy

Oliver Conantas Benjie

Katherine Allentuckas Aggie

Christopher Norrisas Miriam

Lou Frizzellas Druggist WWalter Scottas Dorothy's Husband (uncredited)

Maureen Stapletonas Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Mulliganas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Christopher Norris. Based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman "Hermie" Raucher, it follows a teenage boy who, during the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, embarks on a one-sided romance with a young woman, Dorothy, whose husband has gone off to fight in World War II. The film was a commercial and critical success and was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Score for Michel Legrand.

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1971 · 1h 43m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

TMDB 6.7/10 (162 votes)

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.

Directed by Robert Mulligan

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