The Great Santini
The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
- Year: 1979
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Bing Crosby Productions, Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword: high school, california, based on novel or book, military base, basketball, family relationships, marine, military, 1960s, father son relationship
- Director: Lewis John Carlino
- Cast: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky, Julie Anne Haddock, Brian Andrews