Taps

As he approaches manhood Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father an aggressively competitive but frustrated marine pilot.

The Great Santini features realistic, emotional, captivating, serious and dramatic style.

George C. Scott headlined this 20th Century Fox military movie. He had previously starred in, and won a Best Actor Oscar in another Fox military movie, Patton (1970). Scott once said of his role as Brigadier General Harlan Bache in TAPS: "I have sympathy for Bache. He's lived by the rules. His values were Patton (1970)'s values - duty, honor, country. He's a proud man, and the school officials won't give him his due. Of course, his influence on the cadets is imbalanced. Unfortunately, they have no perspective on the man".