Summer of '42 (1971)

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In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42"

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.

• Released: 1971-04-19
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 164 votes

Directed by Robert Mulligan.

Top cast

• Jennifer O'Neill as Dorothy
• Gary Grimes as Hermie
• Jerry Houser as Oscy
• Oliver Conant as Benjie
• Katherine Allentuck as Aggie
• Christopher Norris as Miriam
• Lou Frizzell as Druggist
• Walter Scott as Dorothy's Husband (uncredited)
• Maureen Stapleton as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
• Robert Mulligan as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Summer of '42

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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