| The Last Detail | |
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| Directed by | Hal Ashby |
| Screenplay by | Robert Towne |
| Based on | The Last Detail by Darryl Ponicsan |
| Produced by | Gerald Ayres |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Edited by | Robert C. Jones |
| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $10 million[2] |
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, and Carol Kane. It follows two career sailors assigned to escort a young emotionally withdrawn recruit from their Virginia base to Portsmouth Naval Prison in Maine.
The Last Detail was theatrically released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on December 12, 1973. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Nicholson and Quaid, as well as Towne's screenplay. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, three Academy Awards, and four British Academy Film Awards (winning two).
- ^ Beach, Christopher (2009). The Films of Hal Ashby. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-8143-3415-7.
- ^ "The Last Detail (1973)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.