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Acting
Duvall's Oscar-nominated villainy is magnetic, repulsive, unforgettable
Writing
Screenplay by Pat Conroy adapting his own semi-autobiographical novel
Score
Elmer Bernstein's jazz-tinged military melancholy
Director
Lewis John Carlino
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