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70% Critic Match
An Officer and a Gentleman
“Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.”
7.0 / 10• 1982• 2h 4m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Cast & Crew
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo
Lead
Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sergeant Emil Foley
David Keith
Sid Worley
Robert Loggia
Byron Mayo
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger
Harold Sylvester
Perryman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Taylor Hackford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. An Officer and a Gentleman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
