[DOC] [TLE] The Great Santini - Wikipedia [PAR] The Great Santini is a 1979 American drama film directed by Lewis John Carlino, 
written by Carlino and an uncredited Herman Raucher, and based on the 1976 
novel of the same name by Pat Conroy. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe 
Danner, and Michael O'Keefe, and tells the story of a U.S. Marine Corps officer 
whose ... Set in 1962, before widespread American involvement in the Vietnam 
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was ... Robert Duvall is magnificent as a classic warrior without a war who moves 
his ... Meecham, a legendary pilot and naval hero, is at his best when faced with 
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Question: Robert Duvall is an authoritarian Marine at war with his family in this film based on Pat Conroy's novel
Answer: The Great Santini