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Dominican Rep. The Great Santini
- Original title
- The Great Santini
- Year
- 1979
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Army
- Movie Groups
- Pat Conroy Adaptations
- Synopsis
- The four Meechum kids and their mother move from Marine post to Marine post, following their father, a pilot, in the peaceful years before the Vietnam war. Bull Meechum, the self-described "great Santini," is manic: a martinet at once enthusiastic and abusive of his family. In Beaufort, South Carolina, Bull is assigned to whip into shape a squadron of pilots, and Ben makes friends with Toomer, a slow-talking Black youth. Racial and family tensions explode in violence, and Ben must find a way to make peace with his father.
- Awards
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1980: Academy Awards: 2 Nominations: Best Actor (Robert Duvall) and Supp. Actor (O'Keefe)1980: Golden Globes: Nominated for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male (Michael O'Keefe)1980: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (Robert Duvall)1980: Montréal World Film Festival: Best Actor (Robert Duvall)1980: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Drama Screenplay1980: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actor.
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