Known for Writing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lewis John Carlino is best known as the director of The Great Santini starring Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner and Michael O'Keefe. He has worked as a director and screenwriter on a number of movies during a career which has spanned five decades and includes such works as The Fox, The Brotherhood, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Resurrection, The Mechanic, and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. He has also directed the work of such performers as Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson, Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Cliff Robertson and Andrew McCarthy. Carlino has been honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his efforts which involved films derived from his own original works such as The Brotherhood and The Mechanic as well as his adaptations of the work of noted authors, including D. H. Lawrence, Yukio Mishima and Pat Conroy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis John Carlino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born
January 1, 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
23 films


Class
1983 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.


The Great Santini
1979 · 1h 55m
country: United States
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.


The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
1976 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
When a widowed mother falls in love with an American sailor, her troubled young son is pressured by the bullying leader of his clique to seek revenge.