Movie Title: An Officer and a Gentleman Cast: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, and Louis Gossett Jr. Release Date: 1989 Poster Size: Approximately 14 x 11, Original Lobby Card Number 8 printed on heavyweight stock. Shipped flat Condition: Near Mint Comments: An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr., who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, making him the first African American male to do so. 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 Jr.) training his class.