The Great Santini (1979)

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Drama | Released: 10/26/1979

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Synopsis:

Fighter pilot, Bull Meechum loves fighting almost as much as he loves the Marine Corps. But he has little tolerance for his wife and children. Instead, he treats them like recruits, until finally tension in the household builds to the boiling point.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/26/1979

Director	Credit
Lewis John Carlino	Director
Cast	Credit
Robert Duvall	Bull Meechum
Blythe Danner	Lillian Meechum
Michael O'Keefe	Ben Meechum
Stan Shaw	Toomer Smalls
Lisa Jane Persky	Mary Anne Meechum
Julie Anne Haddock	Karen Meechum
Brian Andrews	Matthew Meechum
Theresa Merritt	Arrabelle Smalls
David Keith	Red Pettus
Paul Mantee	Colonel Hedgepath
Michael Strong	Colonel Varney
Bennett Liss	Corporal Athley
Joe Dorsey	Coach Spinks
David Frankham	Captain Weber
Jan Stratton	Mrs Weber
Paul Gleason	Lieutenant Sammy
W K Stratton	Ace
Lew Horn	Captain Brookout
Michael Rougas	Colonel Mulllinax
Al Garcia	Pedro
Stacy MacGregor	Leroy
Harold B Bibey	Hedgepath's Sergeant
Gordon Gene Jones	Bartender
Harry Pickens Porth	Squadron Executive Officer
Albert Smith	Hobie Simms
Walter Gay	Shrimp Dock Man
Wendall Gregory	Shrimp Header
Bill Nelson	1st Cousin
Bill Eudaly	2nd Cousin
Wayne Sharpnack	Mac
Morris Phifer	Sergeant--Air Controller
Brad Baldwin	Radar Sergeant
Ronnie Cross	Honor Guard Sergeant
Timothy Norton	Jim Don
Richard Horswell	Art
Ronald Garret Jr	Pinkie
Hank Chappell	Mumford
Reggie Malphrus	Abbot
Doyle Kelley	1st Referee
Larry Burke	2nd Referee
K C Stiglbauer	Basketball Player
Randy Cauthen	Basketball Player
Tom Conroy	Basketball Player
Lance Snyder	Basketball Player
Tony Langdale	Basketball Player
Gary Towles	Basketball Player
Ray Nix	Basketball Player
Chip Upchurch	Basketball Player
David Simmons	Basketball Player
Nicole Von Der Heyde	Cheerleader
Nancy Black	Cheerleader
Lisa Collins	Cheerleader
Kim Duncan	Cheerleader
Claudette Evans	Cheerleader
Carol Monson	Cheerleader
Tara Hudson	Cheerleader
Sandra Patterson	Cheerleader
Holly Malphrus	Cheerleader
Sarah Sanford	Cheerleader
Denise Walker	Cheerleader
Edwina Dawn Tucker	Cheerleader
The Calhoun High School Band
Production Credits	Credit
John E Pommer	Executive Producer
Charles A Pratt	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bing Crosby Productions	Production Company
Orion Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia-EMI-Warner	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Writer	Credit
Lewis John Carlino	Screenplay
Pat Conroy	Source Material (from novel)
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Cindy James	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Jack Poplin	Production Designer
Jack Haley	Set Decorator
Don Sullivan	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Irving Lande	Casting
Jo Doster	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Alan Disler	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Richard Kratina	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
David B Nowell	Photography - aerial photography
Ralph Woolsey	Director of Photography
William Steiner	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Henry Mancini	Song
Elmer Bernstein	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Bennie Dobbins	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Sally J Fitzhenry	Post-Production Supervisor
Betsy Norton	Script Supervisor
Tobi C Singleton	Production Coordinator
Ken Swor	Assistant Director
Ken Swor	Unit Production Manager
Edward D Markley	Assistant Director
Floyd Joyer	Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Zimmerman	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Hunt Downs	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
James J Klinger	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Lee Alexander	Sound - sound recording mixer
David Dockendorf	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Teri E Dorman	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Kenneth Pepiot	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Chris Zamiara	Costumer
Lon Bentley	Makeup
Lynn Del Kail	Hair - hairstyles
Michael Hoffman	Costumes
Andy Cianella	Makeup

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