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The Great Santini (1979)
The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.
115 minPGDrama
TMDb6.8/1073 votes
IMDb7.1/107,308 votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic64/100
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
Country: United States
Director: Lewis John Carlino
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Box office: $4,702,575
Cast
Robert Duvall
Bull Meechum
Blythe Danner
Lillian Meechum
Michael O'Keefe
Ben Meechum
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Anne Meechum
Julie Anne Haddock
Karen Meechum
Brian Andrews
Matthew Meechum
Stan Shaw
Toomer Smalls
Theresa Merritt
Arrabella Smalls
David Keith
Red Petus
Paul Mantee
Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Michael Strong
Col. Varney
Bennett Liss
Cpl. Atcherly
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Joe Dorsey
Coach Spinks
David Frankham
Capt. Weber
Keywords
Plot:based on novel or bookmilitary basebasketballfamily relationshipsmarinemilitaryfather son relationshipworkplace drama
Time:1960s
