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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... 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 but discipline. This critically acclaimed movie has become a touchstone for dysfunctional families and is based on the Pat Conroy novel. [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

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 16, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Snap Case
  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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3/5

Two-dimensional and minor.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
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4/5

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
Time Out
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01/15/05
Vincent Canby
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4/5

Brilliant.

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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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4/4

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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4/5

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

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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4/5

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
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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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05/14/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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10/16/02
Robert Roten
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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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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