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The Great Santini

1979

Drama

Directors:
Lewis John Carlino
Writers:
Lewis John Carlino, Pat Conroy, Herman Raucher
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Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman standing in front of a window at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two women and a girl in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a white and red basketball uniform is in front of a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people in suits and ties sitting and standing in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a plaid shirt holding money in front of a brick building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of young people dressed in formal attire; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people sitting at a table with a birthday cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A large cloud formation in the sky with a bird flying above it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – An older woman with blonde curly hair smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman holding a gift box; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of men and women watching a performance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people sitting and standing in front of each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people standing in front of a wooden structure; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two women sitting on a porch talking to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a blue dress shirt looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man with a mohawk haircut looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people standing in front of an airplane on a runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A young man in overalls sitting in front of trees; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman standing in the middle of a wooden floor; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people in the stands with their hands in the air; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman are laughing together outside; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and two young boys sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman with her arms around a man's shoulder; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person holding a bunch of flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman holding a gift box; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A small boat in the middle of a marsh; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman and two young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a military uniform standing next to another man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two fighter jets flying through the air in the sky; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man holding on to another man who is holding on to another man's chest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of men in uniform standing next to an american flag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman sitting on a chair in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two men on a boat in the water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of men in uniform standing next to each other holding guns; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman and a young man are standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet sitting in an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two men are wrestling on the floor of a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman wearing glasses and a red wig; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people sitting next to each other on a porch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man wearing a helmet and a gas mask; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman are dancing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a boy are smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman standing next to a man and a girl; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man in a white jacket standing next to two women; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman are smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man's face with a beard; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man wearing a gas mask in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and two women standing on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of young men playing a game of basketball; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man standing on the bottom of the stairs; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman in formal wear standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – Two men standing next to each other holding a basketball; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman and two children are standing in an industrial setting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A woman standing at a kitchen counter with a roll of salt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of people sitting on chairs in a yard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of young women in red and white dresses; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A girl and a boy are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – An airplane sitting on top of an airport runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A large white house sitting next to a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Santini” (1979), directed by Lewis John Carlino – A group of young men playing a game of basketball on an indoor court; Wide shot, Overhead angle