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Summertree is a 1971 American drama film directed by Anthony Newley, about a young man who drops out of university, falls in love with an older married woman, and contemplates dodging the draft to avoid serving in the Vietnam War.
Oct 29, 2009 · Summertree, this hippie-era drama based on a play by Ron Cowen, tells the tender and thoughtful story of a typical young man in the 60's, resentful of his father’s expectations, determined to go his own way in life but road blocked by his draft into the military.
Best known for his roles as an actor today, Michael Douglas's strongest mark on Hollywood in his early career came as a producer of films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The China Syndrome. Summertree, which Michael starred in, was produced by his father Kirk Douglas, examines the Vietnam War and its consequences on the soldiers ...
Jun 17, 1971 · There is a new character, a little black boy (Kirk Callaway), who speaks for separatism. And the girl friend (Brenda Vaccaro) is now a somewhat older woman who already has a husband—in Vietnam.
Odd little American early seventies drama, the only film solely directed by English comic actor and singer Anthony Newly. It stars a young Michael Douglas as a suburban college student questioning his life, so he drops out of college to audition for a place in a music conservatory, so he can pursue his dream to play guitar.
- Anthony Newley
- Bryna Productions
Summertree ★★ 1971 (PG) Douglas stars as a young musician in the 1960s trying to avoid the draft and the wrath of his parents. Contrived and heavy-handed. Produced by Douglas pere, Kirk.
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Jul 13, 2010 · Trailer for the 1971 classic Summertree. Best known for his roles as an actor today, Michael Douglas's strongest mark on Hollywood in his early career came as a producer of films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The China Syndrome.
