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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Trailers, Biographies, Director's Cut, Film Highlights, Spanish, Subtitled
An affectionate and nostalgic story set at the time of World War II, as an adolescent takes his first steps toward manhood. 15 year-old Hermie, ready for a bit of sexual awakening, agonizes through a summer-long crush on a beautiful 22-year-old newlywed whose husband is away at war.
"Captures 1940s flavor, adolescent boyhood, quite nicely." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...affectionate coming-of-age drama." TV Guide Online
Editor's Note
Gently nostalgic, Robert Mulligan's tender and insightful look at three teenage boys' approach to the mysteries of love and sex takes place on the coast of New England during World War II. While his two friends devote their time to investigating the process of getting laid, Hermie finds himself falling in love with the young wife of a U.S. serviceman away at the war. Stumbling over their misconceptions, fears, and ignorance, the boys fumble their way toward adulthood during their last summer of youth and innocence. Noted for his skill with young actors, Robert Mulligan (TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD) draws out the insecurities of growing up from his cast and will touch viewers reminiscing about their own coming of age.
Plot Summary
Tender coming-of-age tale about a teenage boy who's spending the summer of 1942 in Long Island with his two buddies. He meets an alluring older woman whose husband is abroad serving in World War II. The two begin a relationship, leading to the young man's first sexual encounter, an event that changes the teenager's perspective forever.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Cast/Director Film Highlights | | Audio: English, French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/26/2006 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1971 | | Catalog ID: 1033 | | UPC: 00012569103320 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1972) |  | Michel Legrand, Winner, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | | | Robert Surtees, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Flomar Blangsted, Nominee, Best Film Editing | | | Herman Raucher, Nominee, Best Writing, Story And Screenplay Based On Factual Material Or Material Not Previously Published Or Produced | |
British Academy Awards (1972) | | Michel Legrand, Winner, Anthony Asquith Award For Film Music | | | Gary Grimes, Nominee, Best Newcomer | |
Golden Globe (1972) | | | Robert Mulligan, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Director | | | Gary Grimes, Nominee, Most Promising Male Newcomer |
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