As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings.
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Title: The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
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Cast
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| 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) | |
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Gary Pagett | ... | Cadet Lt. Molony |
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Mickey Little | ... | Cadet Lt. Hanratty |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Harold Hibler | |
| David Janssen | ... | Young Lieutenant | |
| Richard H. Cutting | ... | Monsignor Collins | |
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A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
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2 December 1955 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
La guerra privada del mayor Benson See more »Filming Locations:
St. Catherine's Military School - 215 N. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, California, USA See more »Edit
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$600,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Young Lieutenant: Major, you're exposed!
Maj. Bernard 'Barney' Benson: Get the men back to their original positions. We'll try it again.
Young Lieutenant: Major, we've executed the maneuver 27 times since noon. The men are tired.
Maj. Bernard 'Barney' Benson: They missed their objective by 17 seconds. Now do it till they do it right.
Young Lieutenant: Yes, sir.
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Charlton Heston took no salary for this movie, instead he took a piece of the box-office. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Young Lieutenant: Major, you're exposed!
Maj. Bernard 'Barney' Benson: Get the men back to their original positions. We'll try it again.
Young Lieutenant: Major, we've executed the maneuver 27 times since noon. The men are tired.
Maj. Bernard 'Barney' Benson: They missed their objective by 17 seconds. Now do it till they do it right.
Young Lieutenant: Yes, sir.
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My subject line says it all. If you think of Heston only as a dour Moses or as a super-conservative NRA president, prepare to be surprised. There was not one sloppy performance in this film; and the effect is charming. I guarantee you will come away from this movie in a cheerful mood.