Five Days One Summer (1982)
An obsession, a love, a memory.
A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife.
- Date of release
- 1982-11-12
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Casting
- Sean Connery — Douglas Meredith
- Betsy Brantley — Kate
- Lambert Wilson — Johann Biari
- Isabel Dean — Kate's Mother
- Jennifer Hilary — Sarah Meredith
- Anna Massey — Jennifer Pierce
- Gérard Buhr — Brendel
- Sheila Reid — Gillian Pierce
- Georges Claisse — Dieter
- Kathy Marothy — Dieter's Wife
- Terry Kingley — Georg
- Emilie Lihou — Old Woman
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Switzerland
Five Days One Summer is a 1982 American romantic drama film produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Michael Austin, based on the 1929 short story "Maiden, Maiden" by Kay Boyle. Set primarily in the Alps, the story focuses on Douglas Meredith and his lover Kate as they embark on a mountain climbing trip, which unravels their relationship due to Kate's feelings for their mountain guide as well as a dark secret that looms over the couple.
Production
The production team was based in Pontresina for the filming of most of the action sequences. Locations included Piz Palü, Morteratsch Glacier and Monte Disgrazia in the Eastern Swiss Alps. The film's Safety Officer, Hamish MacInnes, included a chapter about the work on location in his book Beyond the Ranges.
German-Swiss-American mountaineer Norman Dyhrenfurth was second unit director and technical advisor for the film.
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