Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Rydell
Screenplay by	Darryl Ponicsan
Based on	Cinderella Liberty; by Darryl Ponicsan
Produced by	Mark Rydell
Starring	James Caan; Marsha Mason; Eli Wallach
Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Patrick Kennedy
Music by	John Williams
Production; company	Sanford Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	December 18, 1973 (U.S.); April 7, 1974 (Sweden); September 27, 1974 (Belgium); September 30, 1974 (Germany); November 8, 1974 (Finland);
Running time	117 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,465,000
Box office	$3.7 million (rentals)

Cinderella Liberty is a 1973 American drama film adapted by Daryl Ponicsan from his 1973 novel of the same title. The film tells the story of a sailor who falls in love with a prostitute and becomes a surrogate father for her 10-year-old mixed race son. The film stars James Caan, Marsha Mason and Eli Wallach, and was produced and directed by Mark Rydell.

The title is derived from the plot point that the sailor, while receiving medical treatment at the Navy base's medical facility, is given what is called a "Cinderella Liberty" pass which allows him to freely leave the naval base as long as he is back by midnight curfew. The movie was filmed in Seattle, Washington.^{[citation needed]}

The film is one of two 1973 film adaptations of Ponicsan's novels based on his experiences in the U.S. Navy; the other being The Last Detail.

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257
^ Solomon, p. 232.

[1] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257

[2] Solomon, p. 232.

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