Movie
The Great Santini
Overview
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
Details
- Release date
- 1979-10-26
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bing Crosby Productions, Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Duvall as Bull Meechum
- Blythe Danner as Lillian Meechum
- Michael O'Keefe as Ben Meechum
- Lisa Jane Persky as Mary Anne Meechum
- Julie Anne Haddock as Karen Meechum
- Brian Andrews as Matthew Meechum
- Stan Shaw as Toomer Smalls
- Theresa Merritt as Arrabella Smalls
- David Keith as Red Petus
- Paul Mantee as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
- Michael Strong as Col. Varney
- Bennett Liss as Cpl. Atcherly
Crew
- Lewis John Carlino - Director
- Lewis John Carlino - Screenplay
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