Cinderella Liberty

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Cinderella Liberty

R

1973

1h 57m

Comedy

Drama

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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

09/20/2023

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

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

10/23/2004

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

06/16/2021

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

12/17/2019

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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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

06/03/2019

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

11/04/2017

C+

Too much sentimentality gives it a false ring.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone May 13

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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douglas C.

@dcook6711 Oct 26

A touching and interesting story about folks who live at the margins of life.James Caan,Marsha Mason and Eli Wallach are wonderful.Perhaps the conclusion is a bit sweet and contrived but a little hope in too cruel world.Theme song by the late great Paul Williams is beautiful.Worth at least 2 watches.

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Randy H

@RT31404050 03/21/2025

Cinderella Liberty is a gritty story of life is not always beautiful, but a good person will eventually make the right choice.

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CodyZamboni Z

@CodyZamboni 06/10/2024

Appealing character comedy drama. Well performed by the two leads, I liked the true to life storyline twists They added to the bittersweet realism.

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Alec B

@Alec97 02/20/2024

Somewhere in here is a compelling story about maintaining humanity in the face of dehumanizing circumstances. Unfortunately it gets lost in movie that come off like a vanity project for the actors.

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eabate3

@RT96217111 01/22/2023

Watch it for the acting. It's a 70's movie so it's a slow pace. But worth the watch

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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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