A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

Gene remembered it all. That summer during World War II, the friendships at school, and most of all, the tree which changed their lives forever.

PG 1972 · 104 min · ★ 4.6 · Drama

Gene and Finny are two boys who are best friends living in 1943, at the height of World War II. The idea that the boys will most likely be drafted when they turn eighteen is surrounding them, and they are practically forced to live their lives to the fullest. The two boys attend the Devon School, which prepares them for military life that they will most likely be subjected to. The film begins with a narration by an older Gene, traveling back to Devon some years later. The thing he wishes most to see is the tree, which had a great effect on the boys' lives

Directed by Larry Peerce · Written by Fred Segal

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John Heyl Finny
Parker Stevenson Gene Forrester
William Roerick Mr. Patchwithers
Peter Brush Elwin “Leper” Lepellier
Victor Bevine Brinker Hadley
John E.A. Mackenzie Bobby Zane
Mark Trefethen John
Frank Wilich Jr. Cliff Quackenbush
Elizabeth B. Brewster Mrs. Patchwithers
Edward Echols Mr. Ludsbury
Don Schultz Dr. Stanpole
Paul Sadler Naval Officer

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