Cinderella Liberty

1973

Action / Drama / Romance

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 62% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 2623 2.6K

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Plot summary

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.

Director

Mark Rydell Photo
Mark Rydell

Top cast

Sally Kirkland Photo
Sally Kirkland as Fleet Chick
Fred Sadoff Photo
Fred Sadoff as Dr. Osgood
Allyn Ann McLerie Photo
Allyn Ann McLerie as Miss Watkins
James Caan Photo
James Caan as John Baggs Jr.
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977.32 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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1.85 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by frank56

GENUINE HEART

Cinderella Liberty presents a world of lonely people looking for a little love in their lives. James Caan does a complete turnaround from his Godfather persona playing John Baggs, Jr. -- a sensitive, lovesick and positive sailor who backs into (or does it back into him?) the life of Maggie Paul (Marsha Mason), a pool playing barroom hustler with a biracial son, Doug (Kirk Calloway) whose tough exterior reveals a very sad and lonely boy. This comedy-drama creeps up on you like the love the characters feel for each is slowly realized. Excellent work by everyone here -- but this one bears a repeat watch for the work of Kirk Calloway, who is amazing as the boy and Eli Wallach, Baggs' alter-ego of a what lonely Navy life could hold for him. Look for this gem and go back to a time in film acting when real emotions were all the special effects needed to entertain and touch you.
Reviewed by rupie 6 / 10

affecting tale

Granted there are some literary devices which are a tad far-fetched that simply have to be accepted to allow this story to work - for one, the cavalier way in which Baggs is treated while his papers are 'lost', and for so long. None the less, this is, in the end an affecting and inspiring tale. Perhaps one of the reasons for its dubious reception here is that in this extremely cynical and selfish age people have difficulty accepting a tale about someone who assumes so much grief in order to help people ("It makes me feel good," says Baggs, simply and disarmingly.) Perhaps the world would be a better place if we could all be more like the guileless Boatswain, played by James Caan in a good-guy departure from his usual tough guy parts. Of particular note is the fine job Eli Wallach does with the minor part of Baggs' nemesis Forshay. It's a memorable moment when Baggs, asking Forshay, as he is drummed out of the service without benefits or pension, "Where are you going? Home?", hears Forshay reply "THIS was home." The combination of sadness, bitterness, and fear of the future that Wallach puts into these three words is testimony to his power as an actor. A bit of judicious editing might have been called for, as the movie was a tad long (cutting Paul Williams' execrable songs would have been a good place to start), but none the less it's a feel-good movie that rises above its gritty setting.
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