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The Great Santini is a 1979 American drama film written and directed by Lewis John Carlino. It is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Pat Conroy. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O'Keefe.
Oct 26, 1979 · The Great Santini: Directed by Lewis John Carlino. With Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky. As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated Marine pilot.
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The Great Santini is a novel written by Pat Conroy and published in 1976. [1] Plot summary. Hard-nosed Marine fighter pilot Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meecham calls himself "The Great Santini." He runs his family with a strict hand.
Academy Award winner Robert Duvall stars as a maverickmilitary officer whose tyranny threatens to tear his family apart in thegripping drama The Great Santini. A warrior without a war ...
Bull Meechum, the self-described "great Santini," is manic: a martinet at once enthusiastic and abusive of his family. In Beaufort, South Carolina, Bull is assigned to whip into shape a squadron of pilots, and Ben makes friends with Toomer, a slow-talking Black youth.
The Great Santini. 1979 · 1 hr 56 min. PG. Drama. In this gripping drama based on a novel, a maverick military officer's tyranny and cold-as-steel toughness threatens to tear his family apart. Subtitles: English.
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Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the drama film The Great Santini, based on Pat Conroy's novel. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
