Cinderella Liberty (1974)
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63% of users liked it
(1,095 ratings)
A "Cinderella Liberty" is Navy jargon for a pass that runs out at midnight. Sailor John Baggs, Jr. (James Caan) has such a pass, and intends to make the most of it while his ship is docked in Seattle. He "wins" prostitute Maggie (Marsha Mason) in a pool game, but backs off at a… More A "Cinderella Liberty" is Navy jargon for a pass that runs out at midnight. Sailor John Baggs, Jr. (James Caan) has such a pass, and intends to make the most of it while his ship is docked in Seattle. He "wins" prostitute Maggie (Marsha Mason) in a pool game, but backs off at a "wham-bam-thank you ma'am" when he finds out that Maggie has a son, an 11-year-old mulatto (Kirk Calloway) -- and that there's another baby on the way. John has so much empathy for Maggie's travails that he marries her. When she loses her baby, however, Maggie feels unable to resign herself to living with John, plagued by both guilt and an unwillingness to be tied down -- thus forcing John to fight for her. Darryl Ponicsan adapted his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Rydell
- Written By
- Darryl Ponicsan
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 1973 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Great character studies highlight this James Caan vehicle.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Mark Rydell's well acted melodrama, which concerns a sailor on leave who falls for a prostitute and her half-black illegitimate son, is too sentimental, failing to find the right tone.
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Cast
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Allan Arbus
as Drunken Sailor
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Don Calfa
as Lewis
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Kirk Calloway
as Doug
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Ted D'Arms
as Cook
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John Kauffman
as Sailor
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Bruno Kirby
as Alcott
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Sally Kirkland
as Fleet Chick
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Jon Korkes
as Dental Corpsman
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Marsha Mason
as Maggie
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Allyn Ann McLerie
as Miss Watkins
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David Proval
as Sailor No. I
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Chris Rydell
as Boy Fishing
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Fred Sadoff
as Dr. Osgood
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Eli Wallach
as Forshay
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Burt Young
as Master at Arms
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James Caan
as John Baggs Jr.
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Dabney Coleman
as Executive Director
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Niles Brewster
as Paymaster
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Clayton Corzatte
as Doctor
- James DeCloss
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Joe Locke
as Club Owner
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Paul Jackson
as Sam
