---
title: 'An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Taylor Hackford'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-officer-and-a-gentleman-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

1982 · 125 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young "townie" named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett) training his class.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Taylor Hackford](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-hackford)
- **Screenplay:** [Douglas Day Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-day-stewart)
- **Producer:** [Douglas Day Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-day-stewart), [Martin Elfand](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-elfand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Buffy Sainte-Marie](https://cinepixo.com/people/buffy-sainte-marie), [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche)
- **Editor:** [Peter Zinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zinner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald E. Thorin](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-e-thorin)

## Cast

- [John Laughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laughlin)
- [Victor French](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-french)
- [Tony Plana](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-plana)
- [Richard Gere](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gere)
- [Ed Begley, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley-jr)
- [Robert Loggia](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-loggia)
- [Louis Gossett Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-gossett-jr)
- [Elizabeth Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-rogers)
- [Grace Zabriskie](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-zabriskie)
- [Debra Winger](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-winger)
- [Tommy Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-petersen)
- [David Caruso](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-caruso)
- [Lisa Eilbacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-eilbacher)
- [David Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keith)
- [Harold Sylvester](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-sylvester)

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