A film I saw twice in a theater was Larry Peerce's "A Separate Peace". I had read and enjoyed the John Knowles book, so I was hoping the film would be good, too. I thought it was -- even though most critics did not.
This is the film with Parker Stevenson's acting debut. He was good as Gene. But the best of everyone in the cast was the one-film wonder John Heyl as Finney. Mr. Heyl's performance was dead-on perfect for that character. Oddly enough, he had zero interest in acting. I think he had been spotted somewhere in New England, at school maybe, and was asked to test for the role. It was likely a lark for him, but he didn't take to it at all as a potential career.
The film has a very nice, if sparse, score by Charles Fox.
