Cinderella Liberty

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Cinderella Liberty

R,

1973,

1h 57m,

Comedy/

Drama

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56%

9 Reviews

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63%

1,000+ Ratings

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A sailor falls in love with a prostitute but finds it difficult to cope when she resumes her former lifestyle after they are married. When they first meet over a game of pool, she takes him home, where he gets to know her young son, and romance quickly blossoms between the grown-ups. Once hitched, she carries on as before and the sailor prevails upon an old navy colleague for help.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Sep 20, 2023

It's too sordid for kids and too familiarly touching -- and insultingly universal -- for adults.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

Cinderella Liberty, a movie of enormous good intentions. doesn't work for me because I simply can't believe it.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 16, 2021

3.5/4

The Last Detail remains better known due to Jack Nicholson's iconic performance, yet Cinderella Liberty is the one that really gets under the skin.

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

Dec 17, 2019

The movie has its own blessings: vital performances by James Caan as Baggs, Marsha Mason as Maggie, the sweetheart of the service, Kirk Calloway as her moody offspring and Eli Wallach as a crusty old salt.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Jun 3, 2019

2.5/4

Its three central performances, especially that of a beautifully understated James Caan, hold the film together nicely, but it never really comes together in a way that takes it to the next level.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 4, 2017

C+

Too much sentimentality gives it a false ring.

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Jan 27, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

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Mark Rydell

Director

James Caan

John Baggs Jr.

Marsha Mason

Maggie Paul

Kirk Calloway

Doug

Eli Wallach

Lynn Forshay

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Synopsis

A sailor falls in love with a prostitute but finds it difficult to cope when she resumes her former lifestyle after they are married. When they first meet over a game of pool, she takes him home, where he gets to know her young son, and romance quickly blossoms between the grown-ups. Once hitched, she carries on as before and the sailor prevails upon an old navy colleague for help.

Director: Mark Rydell
Producer: Mark Rydell
Screenwriter: Darryl Ponicsan
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 57m

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