The Great Santini (1979)
The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.
115 min
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
- Release date
- October 26, 1979
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $4,700,000
Trailer
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 Pettus
- Paul Mantee as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Crew
- Lewis John Carlino · Director
- Pat Conroy · Writer
- Lewis John Carlino · Writer
- Charles A. Pratt · Producer
- Elmer Bernstein · Composer
- Ralph Woolsey · Cinematographer
- Houseley Stevenson Jr. · Editor
- Irving Lande · Casting director
- Jack Poplin · Production designer