The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Robert DuvallBull Meechum
- Blythe DannerLillian Meechum
- Michael O'KeefeBen Meechum
- Lisa Jane PerskyMary Anne Meechum
- Julie Anne HaddockKaren Meechum
- Brian AndrewsMatthew Meechum
- Stan ShawToomer Smalls
- Theresa MerrittArrabella Smalls
- David KeithRed Petus
- Paul ManteeCol. Virgil Hedgepath
Crew
- Lewis John CarlinoDirector
- Lewis John CarlinoScreenplay
- Pat ConroyNovel
- Ralph WoolseyDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Houseley Stevenson Jr.Editor
- Charles A. PrattProducer
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