---
title: 'The Last Detail (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hal Ashby'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-detail-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070290/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Detail (1973)

1973 · 103 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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 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 It follows two career sailors assigned to escort a young emotionally withdrawn junior sailor from their Virginia base to Portsmouth Naval Prison in New Hampshire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hal Ashby](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-ashby)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-towne), [Darryl Ponicsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-ponicsan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel)
- **Producer:** [Gerald Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-ayres)
- **Editor:** [Robert C. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-c-jones)

## Cast

- [Derek McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-mcgrath)
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)
- [Nancy Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-allen)
- [Otis Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/otis-young)
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid)
- [Gilda Radner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilda-radner)
- [Michael Moriarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-moriarty)
- [Clifton James](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-james)
- [Luana Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/luana-anders)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Hal Ashby](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-ashby)

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