The Private War of Major Benson
1955 film by Jerry Hopper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Private War of Major Benson is 1955 American military comedy film starring Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo and Tim Hovey, about a tough-talking U.S. Army officer who must shape up the JROTC program at Sheridan Academy, a Catholic boys' military academy, or be forced out of the Army.
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Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
Screenplay by | William Roberts Richard Alan Simmons |
Story by | Joe Connelly Bob Mosher |
Produced by | Howard Pine |
Starring | Charlton Heston Julie Adams William Demarest Sal Mineo Tim Hovey |
Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
Music by | Henry Mancini |
Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film was shot on St. Catherine's Military School campus in 1955, with cadets as the actors in all but the leading roles. Universal-International chose St. Catherine's cadets and location for their humorous comedy about the challenges facing the new commandant of a military school by the antics of a group of grade school cadets. The picture featured a full battalion of St. Catherine's students.
The films basic premise was used twice in the following 40 years; Hard Knox (1984) and most notably Major Payne (1995), another Universal picture.