Cinderella Liberty

Adapted from his novel by Darryl Ponicsan (The Last Detail) and directed by Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond), Cinderella Liberty (1973) stars James Caan as a footloose sailor who, on leave, falls in love with a Seattle hooker (played by Marsha Mason, who earned an Academy Award® nomination). Complicating matters is the swabby’s growing affection for the prostitute’s 11-year-old son (Kirk Calloway), who clearly would benefit from the presence of a father figure. Also starring Eli Wallach, and featuring cinematography by the great Vilmos Zsigmond (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and music from the one and only John Williams, available on this Twilight Time release as an isolated track.