This article is about the film. For the novel, see The Great Santini (novel). For the fictional magician, see Now You See Him...
The Great Santini
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Lewis John Carlino
Screenplay by
Lewis John Carlino
Based on
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
Produced by
Charles A. Pratt
Starring
Robert Duvall
Blythe Danner
Michael O'Keefe
Stan Shaw
Cinematography
Ralph Woolsey
Edited by
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
Production companies
Orion Pictures Bing Crosby Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
October 26, 1979 (1979-10-26)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4 million[2]
Box office
$4.7 million[3]
The Great Santini is a 1979 American drama film written and directed by Lewis John Carlino. It is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Pat Conroy. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O'Keefe.
^"THE GREAT SANTINI (A)". British Board of Film Classification. October 15, 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
^"AFI|Catalog".
^"The Great Santini (1979)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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