
A Separate Peace
Drama
Overview
Gene and Finny are two boys who are best friends living in 1943, at the height of World War II. The idea that the boys will most likely be drafted when they turn eighteen is surrounding them, and they are practically forced to live their lives to the fullest. The two boys attend the Devon School, which prepares them for military life that they will most likely be subjected to. The film begins with a narration by an older Gene, traveling back to Devon some years later. The thing he wishes most to see is the tree, which had a great effect on the boys' lives
Top Cast
John Heyl
John Heyl
Finny
John Heyl
Finny


Parker Stevenson
Parker Stevenson
Gene Forrester
Parker Stevenson
Gene Forrester


William Roerick
William Roerick
Mr. Patchwithers
William Roerick
Mr. Patchwithers
Peter Brush
Peter Brush
Elwin “Leper” Lepellier
Peter Brush
Elwin “Leper” Lepellier


Victor Bevine
Victor Bevine
Brinker Hadley
Victor Bevine
Brinker Hadley
John E.A. Mackenzie
John E.A. Mackenzie
Bobby Zane
John E.A. Mackenzie
Bobby Zane
Mark Trefethen
Mark Trefethen
John
Mark Trefethen
John
Frank Wilich Jr.
Frank Wilich Jr.
Cliff Quackenbush
Frank Wilich Jr.
Cliff Quackenbush
Elizabeth B. Brewster
Elizabeth B. Brewster
Mrs. Patchwithers
Elizabeth B. Brewster
Mrs. Patchwithers
Edward Echols
Edward Echols
Mr. Ludsbury
Edward Echols
Mr. Ludsbury
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