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The Great Santini

The Great Santini

The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.

19791h 55mFilm

68

6.8(72)

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.

Top Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Bull Meechum

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Lillian Meechum

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Ben Meechum

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

Mary Anne Meechum

Julie Anne Haddock

Julie Anne Haddock

Karen Meechum

Brian Andrews

Brian Andrews

Matthew Meechum

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Toomer Smalls

Theresa Merritt

Theresa Merritt

Arrabella Smalls

David Keith

David Keith

Red Petus

Paul Mantee

Paul Mantee

Col. Virgil Hedgepath

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Col. Varney

Bennett Liss

Bennett Liss

Cpl. Atcherly

Joe Dorsey

Coach Spinks

David Frankham

David Frankham

Capt. Weber

Jan Stratton

Mrs. Weber

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Lt. Sammy

W.K. Stratton

W.K. Stratton

Ace

Lew Horn

Lew Horn

Capt. Brookout

Michael Rougas

Col. Mullinax

Al Garcia

Pedro

Details

Director: Lewis John Carlino
Status: Released
Release: 1979-10-26
Runtime: 1h 55m
Budget: $4M
Revenue: $5M
Language: EN
Score: 68%

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