Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Verdict: Hit
> Martin Brest (Director)
> Donald E. Thorin (Director of Photography)
> Amy Sayres (Assistant Director)
> Giovanni Arpino (Novel)
> Ruggero Maccari (Characters)
> Bo Goldman (Screenplay)
> Dino Risi (Characters)
