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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- R
- 07/28/1982 (US)
- Drama, Romance
- 2h 4m
Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.
Overview
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.
Taylor Hackford
DirectorDouglas Day Stewart
ScreenplayCast
![Richard Gere's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/i7wcBNmFldh2E4QInCvmv7CPSIR.jpg)
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo![Debra Winger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9AOl1rOhvpO1vL0Ttu7u7kIjIHk.jpg)
Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki![Louis Gossett Jr.'s headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/27SplfxhM8Do78mYOyi43t1G3fy.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sergeant Emil Foley![David Keith's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6skcFjvdCNkpukR37UorSYyCkOu.jpg)
David Keith
Sid Worley![Robert Loggia's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mRSUgJnfprCNw83pyVfpfW7ryfK.jpg)
Robert Loggia
Byron Mayo![Lisa Blount's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/91BKEMdlWe96kxwnKLePVDvIqcs.jpg)
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy![Lisa Eilbacher's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uhKRHAtDnfBfJwIjBbJfAL7OqJL.jpg)
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger![Harold Sylvester's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/s2DpaxOxSt2H1SpVwJFXGbWg6wr.jpg)