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The Private War of Major Benson: Directed by Jerry Hopper. With Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, William Demarest, Tim Hovey. As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings.
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- Comedy, Family, Romance
- Jerry Hopper
- 1955-12-02
Reviews 40% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An outspoken Army major (Charlton Heston) is banished to a slack military school for boys, run by nuns. Read More Read Less Reviews Cast & Crew ...
- Comedy, Drama
- Charlton Heston
- Jerry Hopper
27 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Charlton Heston vs. the kids. bkoganbing 13 April 2006. If there's one characteristic that Charlton Heston portrays well on the screen it's resolve. Whether he's Moses, Judah Ben-Hur or Major Barney Benson, he takes on an assignment and he sees it through.
The Private War of Major Benson is 1955 American military comedy film starring Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo and Tim Hovey, about a tough-talking U.S. Army officer who must shape up the JROTC program at Sheridan Academy, a Catholic boys' military academy, or be forced out of the Army.
A coy, moderately amusing comedy about a tough soldier (Charlton Heston) in a school for boys. Tim Hovey, as a six-year-old private, is prominent among the cadets. Full Review | Oct 21, 2019
Charlton Heston is definitely not known for his comedies, but The Private War of Major Benson (1955) not only did very well at the box office, it even garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story (by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher).
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As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings.