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