The Great Santini 50th Anniversary

<div><div>Cash-bar reception at 6pm. Film starts at 7pm.</div><div><br></div><div>A 50 th anniversary screening of The Great Santini. In this coming-of-age story, young</div><div>Ben Meechum (Michael O’Keefe) attempts to define himself outside the shadow of his</div><div>violent father, Col. Bull Meechum (Robert Duvall), a Marine fighter pilot who calls</div><div>himself “The Great Santini.” Both O’Keefe and Duvall received Academy Award</div><div>nominations for their performances.</div><div><br></div><div>Special guests include actor Michael O’Keefe and author Cassandra King Conroy (Tell</div><div>Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy), and other members of the Conroy family.</div><div>Presented by the Pat Conroy Literary Center in association with the Georgia Center for</div><div>the Book.</div><div><br></div><div>Copies of Pat Conroy’s books, including The Great Santini, will be sold on site by A</div><div>Cappella Books.</div><div>Tickets are $25. Proceeds to benefit the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.DramaPT1H55MPG2026-10-27USen
Robert Duvall
Blythe Danner
Michael O'Keefe
Lewis John Carlino
Charles A. Pratt
The Great Santini 50th Anniversary"The Great Santini 50th Anniversary"

Showtimes

October 27, 7:00 pm

The Tara