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A Storm in Summer

  • TV Movie
  • 1970
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
49
YOUR RATING
A Storm in Summer (1970)
Drama

An emotionally powerful story written by Rod Serling, about a hostile elderly Jewish man (Peter Ustinov), as the proprietor of an upstate New York delicatessen, who becomes the reluctant fos... Read allAn emotionally powerful story written by Rod Serling, about a hostile elderly Jewish man (Peter Ustinov), as the proprietor of an upstate New York delicatessen, who becomes the reluctant foster father of a small angry inner-city black child (N'gai Dixon), sent to spend the summer... Read allAn emotionally powerful story written by Rod Serling, about a hostile elderly Jewish man (Peter Ustinov), as the proprietor of an upstate New York delicatessen, who becomes the reluctant foster father of a small angry inner-city black child (N'gai Dixon), sent to spend the summer with the man during the Vietnam war.

  • Director
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Peter Ustinov
    • N'Gai Dixon
    • Peter Bonerz
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    49
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Peter Ustinov
      • N'Gai Dixon
      • Peter Bonerz
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    N'Gai Dixon in A Storm in Summer (1970)
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    Peter Ustinov
    Peter Ustinov
    • Abel Shaddick
    N'Gai Dixon
    • Herman Washington
    Peter Bonerz
    Peter Bonerz
    • Stanley
    Anne Collings
    • Harriet
    John Evans
    • 2nd Hot Rodder
    Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen
    • Policeman
    Maye Henderson
    Jonathan Hole
    Jonathan Hole
    • Maitre d'
    Aron Kincaid
    Aron Kincaid
    • 1st Hot Rodder
    Marlyn Mason
    Marlyn Mason
    • Gloria Ross
    Frances Robinson
    • Mrs. Parker
    Penny Santon
    Penny Santon
    • Mrs. Gold
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
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    • Trivia
      The writer (Rod Serling) did not care for Peter Ustinov in the role of Abel Shaddick In a talk he gave at UCLA 5-17-1971, Mr. Serling stated he would have preferred a Jewish actor, such as Sam Levine or Zero Marstel.

      Talk is available on Yourtube.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews4

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    10/10
    Video please...
    With the movie, itself, winning the Emmy for that year and Ustinov winning Best Actor (Emmy)...despite whatever Serling's reservations might have been...this movie (of all the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies of the time) deserves to be available AT LEAST as an iTunes download. I enjoyed this movie so much back when it was first released that I actually recorded the soundtrack (only) on a reel to reel audio machine when it was repeated (a few months later)(recording long lost). Personally, I think Ustinov did an amazing job of characterizing a New York Jewish man. I guess it is a rather Tevye-like performance, so it was timely as Fiddler on the Roof was very popular at the time. But the theme is right out of the civil-rights era and is memorable on every level.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Storm in Summer (#19.3)
    • Production company
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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