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Summer of '42

1971·1h 44m·PG
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
10,083 votes
Metascore
59
Metacritic

A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.

Summer of '42 is a 1971 drama romance movie directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Oliver Conant, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 10,083 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Robert Mulligan
Stars
Oliver Conant
Gary Grimes
Jerry Houser
Jennifer O'Neill
Creators
Herman Raucher
Details
1971-04-19
104 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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