The Private War of Major Benson
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Howard Pine |
| Written by |
Joe Connelly (story) Bob Mosher (story) William Roberts Richard Alan Simmons |
| Starring |
Charlton Heston Julie Adams William Demarest Sal Mineo Tim Hovey |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Private War of Major Benson is 1955 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.
The movie was filmed on St. Catherine's Military School campus in 1955, with cadets as the actors in all but the leading roles. Universal-International Studios 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.
This movie was said to be one of the inspirations for Damon Wayans' 1995 film Major Payne, and possibly also for the 1984 TV movie Hard Knox (starring Robert Conrad).
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Maj. Barney Benson
- Julie Adams as Dr. Kay Lambert
- William Demarest as John
- Tim Hovey as Cadet Tiger Flaherty
- Sal Mineo as Cadet Dusik
- Tim Considine as Cadet Hibler
- Nana Bryant as Mother Redempta
- Milburn Stone as General Ramsey
External links
- The Private War of Major Benson at the Internet Movie Database
- The Private War of Major Benson at the TCM Movie Database