Heisser Sommer : Hot summer /

Set on the Baltic Sea, this features the lovin' and fightin' of 10 teenage boys and 11 teenage girls on vacation. A musical version of coming of age. This bit of fluff lit up the East German box offices in 1968. There is a blend of pop songs, rock and upbeat lyrics.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	DEFA. Studio für Spielfilme, Musikfilm der Gruppe Johannisthal (Firm), First-Run Features (Firm), Icestorm International, Inc
Other Authors:	Hasler, Joachim, 1929-, Doerk, Chris, Schöbel, Frank, Albrecht, Regine, Schmidt, Hanns-Michael
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	German dialogue, English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : Northampton, MA : First Run Features ; Icestorm International, [2001]
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Germany (East) > Drama. Teenage boys > Germany (East) > Drama. Teenage girls > Germany (East) > Drama. Baltic Sea > Drama. Vacations > Drama. Foreign films. Musical films. Motion pictures, German. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	Set on the Baltic Sea, this features the lovin' and fightin' of 10 teenage boys and 11 teenage girls on vacation. A musical version of coming of age. This bit of fluff lit up the East German box offices in 1968. There is a blend of pop songs, rock and upbeat lyrics.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. A foreign film (East Germany). Special features: Music video featuring the films of star Chris Doerk -- An introduction to Hot summer and its musical stars -- Featurette highlighting "The best of East German cinema" -- Scene selection -- Interactive menus. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued on VHS.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Directors of photography, Joachim Hasler, Roland Dressel ; editor, Anneliese Hinze-Sokolow ; music, Gerd Natschinski, Thomas Natschinski ; costume designer, Dorit Gründel ; set designer, Alfred Tolle ; choreographer, Gisela Walther.