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.
Cast
James Caan
John Baggs Jr.
Marsha Mason
Maggie Paul
Kirk Calloway
Doug
Eli Wallach
Lynn Forshay
Burt Young
Master at Arms
Bruno Kirby
Alcott (as Bruce Kirby Jr.)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Miss Watkins
Dabney Coleman
Executive Officer
Fred Sadoff
Dr. Osgood
Allan Arbus
Drunken Sailor
Jon Korkes
Dental Corpsman
Don Calfa
Lewis
Ted D'Arms
Cook
Sally Kirkland
Fleet Chick
Diane Schenker
Nurse
James Bigham
Seaman #1
Wayne Hudgins
Seaman #2
Rita Joelson Chidester
Wave
Knight Landesman
Yeoman
Paul Jackson
Sam
Chris F. Prebezac
Young Sailor
Sara Jackson
Woman
James De Closs
Sailor
Niles Brewster
Paymaster
Jonathan Estrin
Officer
John Kauffman
Sailor
Mark Rydell
Gutteral Mischief (as Marty Augustine)
David Proval
Sailor #1
Christopher Rydell
Boy Fishing
Jon Locke
Go-Go Club Owner (as Joe Locke)
Frank Griffin
Obstetrician (as Frank H. Griffin Jr.)
Clayton Corzatte
Doctor
Spike Africa
Hot Dog Beggar (uncredited)
Robert Emmet Lunney
Marine Guard (uncredited)
Katherine Wilson
Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Mark Rydell
Director, Producer
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay, Novel
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
William D. Gordean
Assistant Editor
Sheldon Kahn
Assistant Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Mark Nakamine
Colorist
Tim Zinnemann
First Assistant Director, Production Manager
Charles Bonniwell
Second Assistant Director
Leon Ericksen
Production Design
László Pal
Camera Operator
Sven Walnum
Camera Operator
Nick McLean
First Assistant Camera
Cal Roberts
Second Assistant Camera
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Rita Riggs
Costume Design
Dennis Fill
Costumer
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Mixer
Barry Thomas
Sound Mixer
Victor Goode
Boom Operator
Candy Flanagin
Special Effects
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Leonard A. Engel
Music Editor
Orlando Suero
Still Photographer
Betty A. Griffin
Script Supervisor
Ronnie Caan
Location Assistant
Sam Moore
Property Master
Ray Mercer Jr.
Property Master
Jim Buchanan
Best Boy Grip
Joseph Hurley
Production Illustrator
Tom May
Key Grip
James O. Blair
Gaffer
Tom Shaw
Production Manager
Donn Cambern
Supervising Editor
