Five Days One Summer (1982)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Writers:

Michael Austin, Kay Boyle (story)

Stars:

Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley, Lambert Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery	...	Douglas Meredith
Betsy Brantley	...	Kate
Lambert Wilson	...	Johann Biari
Jennifer Hilary	...	Sarah Meredith
Isabel Dean	...	Kate's Mother
Gérard Buhr	...	Brendel
Anna Massey	...	Jennifer Pierce
Sheila Reid	...	Gillian Pierce
Georges Claisse	...	Dieter
Kathy Marothy	...	Dieter's Wife
Terry Kingley	...	Georg
Emilie Lihou	...	Old Woman
Alfred Schmidhauser	...	Martin
Jerry Brouer	...	Van Royen (as Jerry Brouwer)
Marc Duret	...	French Student

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

alps | mountaineering | 1930s | swiss alps | climbing | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

7 February 1983 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Fred Zinnemann's Five Days One Summer

Filming Locations:

Latsch, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cable and Wireless Finance, Ladd Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sean Connery does not wear his toupée in this film.

User Reviews

funny taste of Switzerland

This movie is dated and overly dramatic, but it also has its charms. The best part about it is the accurate portrayal of Swiss culture (yeah it does kind of exist, mostly mountain climbing and rigid traditions, but the occasional alphorn and yodle). Really, it is frighteningly accurate. Beautiful mountain scenery and discovering how old-school climbing gear worked are two of the other benefits of this surprisingly sweet movie.