Summer's End

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Summer's End

"Beneath the calm surface lurks a secret past."

1999

1h 38m

7.6(5 votes)

Drama

Family

TV Movie

Overview

A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

James Earl Jones

Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely

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Jake LeDoux

Jamie Baldwin

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Brendan Fletcher

Hunter Baldwin

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Wendy Crewson

Virginia Baldwin

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Jonathan Kroeker

Lad Trapnell

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Andrew Sardella

Alex Rifkin

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Al Waxman

Grandpa Trapnell

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Randy Hughson

Rainey

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R.D. Reid

Henry Whitley

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Sarah Francis

Erinn

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Patrick McManus

Inspector

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Lindsay Murrell

Girl

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Susan Cooke

Girl

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Omar McIntosh

Young Billy Blakely

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Melanie Nicholls-King

Mrs. Blakely

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Tony Meyler

Mr. Blakely

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Gary Reineke

Sheriff Miller

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J. Adam Brown

Daryl

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Victor Garber

Narrator (voice)

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