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.
1972 · 1h 44m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Larry Peerce
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A Separate Peace
Overview
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
Director and cast
- Larry Peerce Director
- John Heyl as Finny
- Parker Stevenson as Gene
- William Roerick as Mr. Patchwithers
- Peter Brush as Elwin “Leper” Lepellier
- Victor Bevine as Brinker Hadley
- John E.A. Mackenzie as Bobby Zane
- Mark Trefethen as John
- Frank Wilich Jr. as Cliff Quackenbush
- Elizabeth B. Brewster as Mrs. Patchwithers
- Edward Echols Cast
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