- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
- Release: 1955-12-02
- Director: Jerry Hopper
- Writers: William Roberts , Peter Penduik , Joe Connelly , Bob Mosher
- Language: English
- Stars: Charlton Heston , Julie Adams , William Demarest , Tim Hovey , Nana Bryant , Tim Considine , Sal Mineo , Milburn Stone , Mary Field , Joey D. Vieira
- Runtime: 105 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
- AKA: Kæft, trit og retning (Denmark) , The Private War of Major Benson (United States of America) , Частные войны майора Бенсона , Majoor Benson's kleine oorlog (Belgium) , La guerra privada del mayor Benson (Spain) , The Private War of Major Benson (United Kingdom) , La guerra privada del mayor Benson (Argentina) , A Guerra Íntima do Major Benson (Brazil) , La Guerre privée du major Benson (France, French Republic) , La guerra privata del maggiore Benson (Italy) , Majoren på krigsstien (Norway) , A Guerra Privada do Major Benson (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La petite guerre du major Benson (Belgium) , The Private War of Major Benson (Canada) , Der Privatkrieg des Major Benson , Kuinka majuri kesytetään (Finland) , Războiul personal al Maiorului Benson (Romania) , Prywatna wojna majora Bensona (Poland) , Kaderin cilvesi (Turkey) , The Private War of Major Benson
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0048513
The Private War of Major Benson Cast · · · ALL
Jerry Hopper
Director
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
Don Haggerty
Harold Hibler
David Janssen
Young Lieutenant
Richard H. Cutting
(I)
(1912–1972)
Monsignor Collins
Sue George
Nancy (uncredited)
Steven Benson
Cadet