The Great Santini (1979)
- Directed by
- Lewis John Carlino
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 73 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A hotshot Marine Corps pilot runs his household with military strictness, causing conflict with his sensitive teenage son. The story follows their struggle to understand each other amid family life in the 1960s.
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What happens
The Great Santini is a 1979 American drama film written and directed by Lewis John Carlino. It is based on the 1976 novel by Pat Conroy. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O'Keefe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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