Based on John Knowles' novel, this involving a young man's first glimpse of adult emotions and motivations is compelling in both plot and perfomrance. Gene and Finny are roommates at prep school at the begining World War II. Jealous of Finny's popularity, Gene betrays his roommate and is responsible for a crippling accindent in a moment of anger and trachery. The repercussions of his act bring Gene face to face with his inner nature and its symbolic parallel to men at war.
year: 1996, 1975, 2003, 2005, 1960, 1991, 1966, 1987, 1969, 2002, 1998, 1972, 1973, 1968, 1959, 1982, 2008
call number/section: 1000, 813
subjects: preparatory school students, new hampshire, fiction, boys, friendship, death, school stories, new hampshire, fiction, private schools, closed captioning, dvds, closed caption video recordings, bildungsromans, audiobooks, schools, historical fiction, drama, video recordings for the hearing impaired, drama, ethnics - fiction, preparatory schools - fiction, friendship - fiction, audiobooks, historical fiction, bildungsromane
Editions
Knowles, John
Scribner Classics (1996)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.
Schools: 10
Knowles, John
Bantam (1975)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school.
Schools: 5
Knowles, John
Scribner (2003)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.
Schools: 4
Knowles, John
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a life-changing summer at the prestigious Devon prep school during World War II, when as a studious young man he developed a friendship with his roommate, Finny, an outgoing and popular athlete, which was tragically marred by jealousy and anger.
Schools: 3
Knowles, John
Macmillan (1960)
Schools: 2
Knowles, John
Recorded Books (1991)
Presents a novel about a friendship that develops between two boys during a summer vacation at the Devon school during World War II.
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1966)
Life during a World War II year in a private boys' school and a student rivalry that ends in tragedy.
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Audio (1987)
The story of two young men attending a boarding school in New England during World War II and how their rivaslry leads to a tragic accident.
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Gardners Books (1969)
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Audio Bookshelf (2002)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.
Schools: 4
Heyl, John
Paramount Home Video (1998)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school.
Schools: 1
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1972)
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Paramount Home Video (1973)
Based on John Knowles' novel, this involving a young man's first glimpse of adult emotions and motivations is compelling in both plot and perfomrance. Gene and Finny are roommates at prep school at the begining World War II. Jealous of Finny's popularity, Gene betrays his roommate and is responsible for a crippling accindent in a moment of anger and trachery. The repercussions of his act bring Gene face to face with his inner nature and its symbolic parallel to men at war.
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Cassell Australia (1968)
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1959)
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Books. (1982)
Schools: 0
Paramount pictures
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1959)
A conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy.
Schools: 7
Knowles
Schools: 0
Knowles
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1966)
Life during a World War II year in a private boys' school and a student rivalry that ends in tragedy.
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Findaway World (2008)
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.
Schools: 0
Paramount Home Video's (1973)
Schools: 0
Knowles, John
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend Phineas were roommates in a New Hampshire boarding school. Their friendship is marred by Finny's crippling fall, an event for which Gene is responsible and one that eventually leads to tragedy.
Schools: 25
Knowles, John
Bantam Books (1972)
Schools: 1
Knowles, John
Schools: 0