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The private war of Major Benson

German title: Der Privatkrieg des Major Benson
Spain title: La guerra privada del Mayor Benson
Russian title: Частные войны майора Бенсона
Original title: The private war of Major Benson

Alternative titles:
Der private Krieg des Major Benson | Личная война майора Бенсона

Comedy – USA
Production year: 1955
Movie length: 105 minutes

Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: William Roberts, Richard Alan Simmons
Cinematograph: Harold Lipstein
Music: Joseph Gershenson

Movie description:

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.

A strict Army Major is reassigned to lead an ROTC program at school run by nuns. He ends up terrorizing the teen cadets with his harsh ways and eventually they try to complain to Washington about his behavior. Soon, the love for a woman warms his heart.

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