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Class of '44

1973 · 95 min

A gentle, nostalgic drift through freshman year, mixing small comic scrapes with a quiet ache of loss and first love.

Directed by
Paul Bogart
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant
Tagline
They've come a long way since that summer of '42
Overview
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome fraternity president who is in charge of hazings.

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Directed by
Paul Bogart
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Herman Raucher
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
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Languages
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