Summer of My German Soldier
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"Summer of My German Soldier" is a 1978 television film adaptation of Bette Greene’s novel, depicting the emotional bond between a Jewish-American girl and an escaped German POW in Arkansas during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Summer of My German Soldier canonical | 3 |
| Summer of My German Soldier (novel) by Bette Greene | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Summer of My German Soldier Context triple: [Esther Rolle, awardReceivedFor, Summer of My German Soldier]
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A.
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 is a 1971 coming-of-age romantic drama film about a teenage boy's poignant summer romance with an older woman on a New England island during World War II.
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B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
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C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Summer of My German Soldier Target entity description: "Summer of My German Soldier" is a 1978 television film adaptation of Bette Greene’s novel, depicting the emotional bond between a Jewish-American girl and an escaped German POW in Arkansas during World War II.
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A.
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 is a 1971 coming-of-age romantic drama film about a teenage boy's poignant summer romance with an older woman on a New England island during World War II.
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B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
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C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Summer of My German Soldier (novel) by Bette Greene
ⓘ
linked to:
Summer of My German Soldier
|
| authorOfSourceWork | Bette Greene ⓘ |
| basedOn | Summer of My German Soldier (novel) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
forbidden friendship ⓘ moral courage ⓘ prejudice and intolerance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anton Reiker
ⓘ
Patty Bergen ⓘ |
| medium | color television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | emotional bond between a Jewish-American girl and a German POW ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| otherMainCharacterDescription | escaped German prisoner of war ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Jewish-American girl in Arkansas shelters and befriends an escaped German POW during World War II. ⓘ |
| productionType | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | Jewish-American girl ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Arkansas ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience | television audience ⓘ |
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Subject: Summer of My German Soldier Description of subject: "Summer of My German Soldier" is a 1978 television film adaptation of Bette Greene’s novel, depicting the emotional bond between a Jewish-American girl and an escaped German POW in Arkansas during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
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