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The Private War of Major Benson
Year:
Duration:
105 min
Genres:
Comedy | Family | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Jerry Hopper
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1955-12-02
Filming Locations: St. Catherine's Military School - 215 N. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Charlton Heston
Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
Julie Adams
Dr. Kay Lambert
William Demarest
John
Tim Hovey
Cadet Thomas 'Tiger' Flaherty
Nana Bryant
Mother Redempta
Tim Considine
Cadet Lt. Gerald Hibler
Sal Mineo
Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
Milburn Stone
Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey
Mary Field
Sister Mary Theresa
Joey D. Vieira
Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
Gary Pagett
Cadet Lt. Molony
Mickey Little
Cadet Lt. Hanratty
Don Haggerty
Harold Hibler
Richard H. Cutting
Monsignor Collins
Mary Alan Hokanson
Sister Mary Thomasina
Butch Jones
Cadet Capt. Petri
Yvonne Peattie
Mrs. Hibler
Kay Stewart
Mrs. Flaherty
Chris Alcaide
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Anne Barton
Miss Carter (uncredited)
Steven Benson
Cadet (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Alfred Caiazza
Cadet Lt. Morelli (uncredited)
Margaret Campbell
Mrs. Corrigan (uncredited)
Taggart Casey
Mr. Hanratty (uncredited)
James Conaty
R.O.T.C. Drill Observer (uncredited)
William Forrest
Lt. General De Bay (uncredited)
Russell Gaige
Colonel Marvin (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Mr. Corrigan (uncredited)
Sue George
Nancy (uncredited)
Raymond Giarrusso
Ritchie (uncredited)
Marc Hamilton
Bus Ticket Clerk
Jimmy Karath
Cadet Lt. Netcher (uncredited)
Jess Kirkpatrick
Priest (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Airline Gate Attendant (uncredited)
Ann Morriss
Miss Dunne (uncredited)
Ralph Neff
Cook (uncredited)
Robert Nelson
Captain Duffield (uncredited)
Voltaire Perkins
Colonel Holt (uncredited)
Thorpe Whiteman
Cadet Lt. Walworth (uncredited)
Stephen Wootton
Michaels (uncredited)
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Trivia
This movie was loosely remade in 1995 as the Damon Wayans movie, "Major Payne."
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Charlton Heston took no salary for this movie, instead he took a piece of the box-office.
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Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher who co-wrote the screenplay, are best known as the creators of the long running TV show "Leave it to Beaver".
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Quotes
Mother Redempta: [showing Benson a portrait of a priest] This is our school's founder. He was canonized in 1857.
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John: Are you the new soldier fella?
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Maj. Bernard 'Barney' Benson: Pull yourself together, Flaherty.
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Photos from cast
David Janssen
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