Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Synopsis of Cinderella Liberty
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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 116 mins
Complete Cast of Cinderella Liberty
- Paul Jackson - Sam
- Clayton Corzatte - Doctor
- Bruno Kirby - Alcott
- Chris Rydell - Boy Fishing
- Sally Kirkland - Fleet Chick
- John Kauffman - Sailor
- Ted D'Arms - Cook
- Eli Wallach - Forshay
- Burt Young - Master at Arms
- Allyn Ann McLerie - Miss Watkins
- Jon Korkes - Dental Corpsman
- Dabney Coleman - Executive Director
- Niles Brewster - Paymaster
- Marsha Mason - Maggie
- Fred Sadoff - Dr. Osgood
- James Caan - John Baggs, Jr.
- Don Calfa - Lewis
- Joe Locke - Club Owner
- David Proval - Sailor No. I
- Allan Arbus - Drunken Sailor
- Kirk Calloway - Doug
- Director(s):
- Mark Rydell
- Writer(s):
- Darryl Ponicsan
- Producer(s):
- Mark Rydell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1973 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
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