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“The Great Santini” is a movie to seek out and to treasure. Drama. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
Lt. Colonel Bull Meecham is the terror of the Marine flight squadron he commands in South Carolina and an even greater menace at home, where he runs his wife and four children on schedules like a drill instructor turning recruits into psychopaths.
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.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Leonard Klady Winnipeg Free Press. The Great Santini is great. It's a raw, uncompromising film which leaves the audience emotionally drained but...
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards. • 1 Win & 1 Nomination. 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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- Lewis John Carlino
- PG
- Robert Duvall
The Great Santini is, at best, a mediocre Hallmark film. Robert Duvall is a terrific actor subjected to a flat script and made-for-tv directing that drips over-sentimentality and relies on...
- Drama
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The Great Santini is occasionally marred by some unnecessary melodrama but, on the whole, this is a wealthy movie shining with rich character portraits. A convincing portrait of the battles between a military man and his coming-of-age son.
