The Great Santini

Oct 26, 1979

1h 55m

★ 6.8

The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.

Overview

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bing Crosby Productions

Orion Pictures

The Great Santini Trailers

Cast

Bull Meechum

Robert Duvall

Lillian Meechum

Blythe Danner

Ben Meechum

Michael O'Keefe

Mary Anne Meechum

Lisa Jane Persky

Karen Meechum

Julie Anne Haddock

Matthew Meechum

Brian Andrews

Toomer Smalls

Stan Shaw

Arrabella Smalls

Theresa Merritt

Red Petus

David Keith

Col. Virgil Hedgepath

Paul Mantee

Col. Varney

Michael Strong

Cpl. Atcherly

Bennett Liss

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