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Summer of '42

A young man's summer on Nantucket Island in 1942 becomes a journey of self-discovery as he falls for a woman anxiously waiting to hear about her husband's fate in World War II.

In the summer of 1942, three friends, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie, spend their carefree days on a US island with their parents, seemingly oblivious to the chaos of World War II. As Oscy focuses on the logistics of getting intimate, Hermie's heart belongs to the beautiful and married Dorothy, whose husband is away fighting. When her husband departs for the front, Hermie musters the courage to confess his feelings to Dorothy.

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Info about Summer of '42

Studio(s): Warner Bros. Pictures

Originally Released: Brazil, Apr 26, 1971

Production Country: United States

Budget: $1,000,000.00

Genres:Drama, Romance