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The Great Santini (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 16 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Synopsis: Robert Duvall gives an amazing performance as a Marine fighter pilot who funnels his frustrated desire to fight into creating a tip-top battalion out of his own emotionally battered family. His adolescent son suffers the most from the Colonel's inability to express love through anything... [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael O'Keefe, Blythe Danner, David Keith, Stan Shaw

Director: Lewis John Carlino
Screenwriter: Lewis John Carlino
Composer: Elmer Bernstein

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Release:

Nov 16, 1999

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07/07/08

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Two-dimensional and minor.

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04/09/07

Rob Gonsalves

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An emotionally devastating drama with a first rate performance from Robert Duvall.

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10/27/06

Cole Smithey

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02/09/06

Derek Adams

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07/04/05

Emanuel Levy

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01/15/05

Vincent Canby

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Brilliant.

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12/21/04

Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

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10/23/04

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Duvall as rough, tough Marine in downer story of family conflict

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10/23/04

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

Fantastic performances by Duvall and O'Keefe highlight this father-son tug-of-war.

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10/14/04

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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07/23/04

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

The Great Santini is a convincing portrait of the battles between a military man and his coming-of-age son.

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01/29/04

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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12/08/03

Arthur Lazere

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06/06/03

Walter Chaw

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05/24/03

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05/14/03

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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10/16/02

Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

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07/30/02

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Offers a whole lot more than just Duvall's flawless performance.

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07/26/02

Scott Weinberg

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03/17/02

Christopher Null

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