The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
August 2, 1955Release Date
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
August 2, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Charlton Heston
Major Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
Julie Adams
Kay Lambert
William Demarest
John
Nana Bryant
Mother Redempta
Tim Hovey
Cadet Thomas 'Tiger' Flaherty
Tim Considine
Cadet Lt. Gerald Hibler
Jerry Hopper
Director
Sal Mineo
Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
William Roberts
Writer
William Roberts
Writer
Richard Alan Simmons
Writer
Milburn Stone
Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey
Peter Penduik
Writer
Joe Connelly
Writer
Mary Field
Sister Mary Theresa
Bob Mosher
Writer
Joey D. Vieira
Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
Howard Pine
Producer
Gary Pagett
Cadet Lt. Molony
Don Haggerty
Harold Hibler
David Janssen
Young Lieutenant
Richard H. Cutting
Monsignor Collins
Sue George
Nancy (uncredited)
Steven Benson
Cadet
Madge Blake
Woman at Airport
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
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.
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 film has not been remade, but its basic premise was done twice in the following forty years, such as Hard Knox (1984) for TV and most notably with Major Payne (1995), another Universal picture.