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Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven
★ 6.1/10•1981•1h 48m•R•Drama•Music•Romance

There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.

Herbert Ross · Director

Dennis Potter · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 11, 1981
Budget$22,000,000
Revenue$9,171,289

Actors

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Arthur

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Eileen

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Joan

Vernel Bagneris

Vernel Bagneris

The Accordion Man

John McMartin

John McMartin

Mr. Warner

John Karlen

John Karlen

The Detective

Jay Garner

Jay Garner

The Banker

Robert Fitch

Al

Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Ed

Eliska Krupka

The Blind Girl

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Tom

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

The Bartender

Raleigh Bond

Raleigh Bond

Mr. Barrett

Gloria LeRoy

Gloria LeRoy

A Prostitute

Nancy Parsons

Nancy Parsons

The Old Whore

Toni Kaye

Tart

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